Stew Soup (II)
Origin: London, England
Source: Isabella Beeton, 1861
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb beef
- mutton, or pork
- 1/2 pint split peas
- 4 turnips
- 8 potatoes
- 2 onions
- 2 oz oatmeal or 3 oz. of rice
- 2 quart water
Instructions
- Cut the meat in small pieces, as also the vegetables, and add them, with the peas, to the water.
- Boil gently for 3 hours; thicken with the oatmeal, boil for another 1/4 hour, stirring all the time, and season with pepper and salt.