Soupe à la Paysanne (Peasant Vegetable Soup)

Ingredients

• 1 fine carrot
• 1 large turnip
• 2 whites of leeks
• 1 branch of celery
• 1/2 onion
• butter
• 1 litre Consommé
• 1 medium potato

Instructions

1. Shred the carrot, turnip, leek whites, celery and half-onion.
2. Stew them gently and at length in butter.
3. Finish the cooking with 1 litre of Consommé.
4. Once the vegetables are moistened, add the shredded medium potato.
5. Complete the moistening with the half-litre of Consommé.