# Oatmeal Soup

Oatmeal soup is a savory and comforting French peasant dish.

- Total time: 35 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Breakfast
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 quart good chicken or meat stock
- 4 tablespoons heaped tablespoons oatmeal
- 2 ounces butter
- 4 tablespoons salt
- 1 turnip
- 1 celery
- 1 carrots
- 1 onion
- 1 thyme sprig
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 knob butter
- 1 touch white pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 egg
- 7 spoonfuls hot liquid
- 1 chives
- 1 fresh cracked pepper

## Instructions

1. Melt some butter in a heavy bottom pan.
2. Add chopped vegetables (turnip, celery, carrots, and onion).
3. Add a large pinch of salt.
4. Cook low and slow for about 10 minutes.
5. Throw in a thyme sprig and cover while it cooks slowly.
6. Add a cup of rolled oats.
7. Add two cups of chicken stock.
8. Add another knob of butter.
9. Add a touch of white pepper.
10. Add another pinch of salt.
11. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
12. In a separate bowl, temper an egg by whisking in 7 spoonfuls of hot liquid.
13. Fish out the thyme.
14. Pour the tempered egg into the soup a little at a time, whisking aggressively.
15. Let it sit for two minutes.
16. Serve and finish with chives and fresh cracked pepper.

## Equipment

- heavy bottom pan
- wooden spoon

## Source

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- Extracted: 2025-01-23

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