CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
Meats, Dairy |
Indian |
Soups |
4 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
1 |
lb |
White turnips |
1/2 |
lb |
Lean salt pork |
1 |
qt |
Water |
|
|
Salt & pepper to taste |
3 |
T |
White cornmeal or polenta |
1/4 |
c |
Heavy cream, minimum 36 % |
|
|
Milkfat), Milkfat |
INSTRUCTIONS
1997
Gently but thoroughly scrub the turnips under cold running water. Trim
off the root ends and the green tops. Young turnips do not need to be
peeled, but they may be peeled. Cut turnips into slices a little
thicker than a quarter of an inch, set aside. Rinse the salt pork and
put it in a 3-quart soup kettle with the water. Turn heat to
medium-low and bring the water slowly to just below the boiling point
carefully skimming off the scum as it rises. Lower the heat to a bare
simmer and cook the pork gently for about an hour. Raise the heat to
medium-high and add the sliced turnips. Let the liquid come back to a
boil, skim it again and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the
turnips are tender, about 20 to 30 minutes. Discard the pork and skim
off any excess fat floating on top of the broth. Remove turnips with a
slotted spoon. Cut a cup of them into cubes and rub the remainder
through a colander or food mill. Add both of them back to the broth.
Let the soup come back to a simmer, taste, correct the salt and add a
liberal grinding of black pepper. Take the cornmeal or polenta meal in
your hand, and stirring the soup constantly, let the meal fall into
the soup in a thin stream between your fingers. Never stop stirring or
the meal will lump up. Let simmer, stirring constantly, until
thickened. Leave it to simmer for about five minutes more, then if you
like, stir in the optional cream. Heat through about two minutes more,
then serve at once. Indianapolis Star 20 December 1995 Submitted by
John Hartman Indianapolis, IN 1996 Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #175
by [email protected] on Jul 8,
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