Lettuce Soup ( Early America )

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 large head iceberg lettuce
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons tarragon vinegar
• 1 tablespoon flour
• to taste salt and pepper
• 1 egg, beaten
• 6 cups basic brown stock, basic brown stock
• 1/2 cup cream
• toasted crouton

Recipe

• 1 chop lettuce.
• 2 saute' in a frying pan with the butter, sugar, and vinegar.
• 3 stir constantly until lettuce is barely wilted.
• 4 add the flour, salt, pepper and the egg.
• 5 mix well.
• 6 pour in the stock.
• 7 bring to a boil, remove from heat.
• 8 add the cream.
• 9 stir.
• 10 serve with the croutons.