Dinner

Cock-a-Leekie Soup is for Dinner.

Cock-a-Leekie Soup takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Cock-a-Leekie Soup takes 135 minutes to cook.

Cock-a-Leekie Soup makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Cock-a-Leekie Soup are:

3lb boiling chicken (giblets removed)
3 slices of streaky bacon
1lb shin of beef
2 lb leeks
1 large onion
5 fluid ounces Scotch whisky
4 pints water
1 level tablespoon dried tarragon
Salt and pepper

Here is how you make Cock-a-Leekie Soup:

Mix the whisky, tarragon and sugar in the water. Chop up the bacon and place the chicken, bacon and beef in a large bowl and pour over the whisky marinade. Leave to soak overnight. Place the chicken etc in a large soup pot. Chop up the leeks (reserve one) and onion and add to the pot. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for two hors, removing any scum as required. Remove the chicken from the pot, remove skin and bones. Chop the meat into small pieces and return to the pot. Cut up the shin of beef, if required. Add the last chopped leek and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. It will serve up to eight people. Number of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CELTIC_WITCH.

The nutritional information for Cock-a-Leekie Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 197.8

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 54.1 mg
• Sodium: 138.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 9.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
• Protein: 20.1 g