Helens Fricassee Soup Recipes

HELEN'S FRICASSEE SOUP

Steps:

• Cook all ingredients! Save broth from all ingredients!
• Grind all ingredients into a medium size! In other words do not pulverize the ingredients! Mix all ingredients and their broths together and cook slowly! Add salt, red pepper and cloves to taste!
• Caution! Red peppers and cloves make the soup but too much will also ruin the soup!

GREEK FRICASSEE OF LAMB

Steps:

• In a large Dutch Oven, heat the olive oil till smoking and in it brown the pieces of lamb (you may have to do this in 2-3 batches) until golden-brown all over.
• When all the pieces are browned add onion, garlic, water and wine (you could use just water if you wanted to), salt and pepper to taste, and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, or until meat is very tender.
• Add lettuce and dill. You may have to cram it into the pot but it will reduce to practically nothing. Put the lid on the Dutch Oven and cook for 8 minutes. Remove lid, stir carefully not to break up meat and cook another 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
• In a large, heatproof bowl, whisk together eggs, cornstarch, lemon juice and a little salt and pepper to taste (remember, there is more in the pot).
• With a ladle, remove ladlefuls of the cooking liquid the meat and lettuce have cooked in and VERY slowly whisk it into the egg/lemon mixture. Keep doing this until, whisking all the while, until you have incorporated most of your cooking liquid - this tempers the egg-lemon sauce so it won't curdle when added to your lamb.
• Pour all the sauce into the pot, covering the lamb and lettuce. Turn heat up to medium-high and just bring to the boil. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Dinner is ready. Have lots of crusty bread around to sop up the delicious avgolemono sauce.

QUICK CHICKEN FRICASSEE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan on medium heat. Add chicken and onion; cook until chicken is cooked through and onion is tender, stirring frequently.
• Stir in soup and mushrooms. Add water, wine, thyme and salt; mix well. Bring to boil. Remove from heat.
• Add rice and parsley; stir. Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Sprinkle with bacon.