Brown Windsor Soup

Ingredients

• to taste plain flour
• to taste butter
• to taste vegetables including onion, potato and other root vegetables
• to taste beef stock
• to taste bouquet garni
• to taste madeira

Steps

1. Roll the meat in plain flour so it is well dusted.
2. Brown the pieces in butter over a medium heat.
3. Stir in chopped vegetables—an onion, a potato and some root vegetables would be traditional.
4. Add the beef stock and bouquet garni.
5. Simmer on a low heat for an hour or two to allow everything to tenderise.
6. Purée the soup.
7. You can chill at this point and reheat when required, or eat it as it is.
8. Just before serving, stir a good tablespoon of Madeira into the pot.