Veal Soup (recipe)

Ingredients

• 2 cups of dried mixed soup vegetables, soaked overnight
• 5 onions, finely chopped
• 200g butter
• 1.25l beef stock
• 6.25l water
• 2.2kg veal bones
• 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• two bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp mace

Method

1. In a large pot, sauté the onions in butter until translucent.
2. Add the other ingredients and bring to the boil.
3. Turn down the heat and put on the lid. Simmer for a two hours or until the meat is readily removed from the bones.
4. Remove all the bones and gristle.

This can be made a day in advance and reheated. Serves ~60.