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Put the fowl and bacon in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and remove any scum. Add three-quarters of the leeks, (green as well as white sections), herbs (tied together in a bundle), salt and pepper and return to the boil.
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The "Auld Reekie" does not refer to the soup being "smokey" but to the origins of the recipe in Edinburgh which used to be called Auld Reekie in the days of coal fires. Cock-a-Leekie soup makes a regular appearance in Scottish kitchens but this variation has a special ingredient - Scotch whisky!
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Cock-a-leekie soup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cock-a-leekie soup is a Scottish soup dish of leeks and chicken stock. The original recipe added prunes during cooking, and traditionalists still garnish with a julienne of prunes. Anne Mulhern of Gl...
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By Elaine Lemm, About.com Guide ... Cock a Leekie Soup Recipe The Food and Cooking of Scotland ... Minestrone Recipe for Slow Cooker or Crockpot...
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Cock a Leekie Soup, a quick and easy soup recipe. ... Cock a Leekie Soup is a peasant dish with many regional variations, some which goes back as far as the 16th century. Some cooks add chopped grilled bacon, some use beef stock, some add Jamaican pepper and many suggest offering stewed prunes with the finished dish.
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This famous Scottish soup - 'a pullet with some prunes in the broth' - is the traditional starter for a Burns Supper. The original recipe included pieces of leftover beef, so feel free to add some strips of roast beef if you fancy it...
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Join the conversation in COCKALEEKIE SOUP on Recipezaar.com - p1 ... Or you can try this other recipe: COCK-A-LEEKIE SOUP - ; Ingredients: 2 1/2 - 3 lb boiling fowl ; 6 pt. water ; 2 medium onions, finely chopped ; 2 garlic cloves, minced - optional ; Bay leaf, sprig of thyme and some parsley stalks salt and pepper ;
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Food historians tell us the history of soup is probably as old as the history of cooking. The act of combining various ingredients in a large pot to create a nutritious, filling, easily digested, simple to make/serve food was inevitable.
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Recipe for Cock a Leekie Soup with a general history of traditional Scottish Cock a Leekie Soup ... How To Make Cock a Leekie Soup ... Ingredients For Cock a Leekie soup...
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