Dutch Brown Ragout Soup

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 large carrots, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 2 chopped tomatoes
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 2 slices bacon
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 2/3 cup flour
• 8 cups beef broth
• 1 pinch thyme
• bay leaf
• 1 pinch mace
• ground fresh pepper
• 1 dash maggi seasoning or 1 dash kitchen bouquet or 1 dash soy sauce (worcerstershire if preferred)
• 2 tablespoons or 2 tablespoons
• 1/2 lb small cooked meatballs
• 1/4 lb fresh mushrooms, whole if small or chopped

Recipe

• 1 saute the first five ingredients with bacon in butter until tender.
• 2 add the flour and stir constantly for about 4- 5 minutes.
• 3 add 3 cups of the broth, stirring to avoid any lumps.
• 4 add the rest of the broth and push through a sieve, or use immersion blender to make a thick broth.
• 5 add the seasonings, the , meatballs and mushrooms.
• 6 simmer for 20 minutes, or until the mushrooms are barely cooked and the meatballs are heated through.