Zupa Rakowa (Shrimp Soup)

Ingredients :

• 3 pints of water
• 1 pint of vinegar
• 1 oz. of salt
• a few shreded carrots and onion
• thyme
• bayleaf
• parsley
• peppercorns--this being the courtbouillon in which shrimps are cooked
• 60 shrimps
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 1 quart of meat stock
• 3/4 cup of butter
• 5 tablespoons of potato flour
• the yolks of 2 eggs
• pepper
• cayenne

Method :

1. Clean the shrimps and soak them in milk for 2 hours.
2. Bring the courtbouillon to the boil, throw in the shrimps, simmer till they have turned pink, drain, pick the meat from the shell and set aside.
3. Pound the shell in a mortar with the butter and rub through a sieve.
4. Mix the courtbouillon with the meat stock, stir in the potato flour, season with salt and pepper, add the shrimp butter, made from the shells and the yolks of eggs, and simmer without boiling.
5. Finally add the sour cream.

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Ingredients :

• 3 pints of water
• 1 pint of vinegar
• 1 oz. of salt
• a few shreded carrots and onion
• thyme
• bayleaf
• parsley
• peppercorns--this being the courtbouillon in which shrimps are cooked
• 60 shrimps
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 1 quart of meat stock
• 3/4 cup of butter
• 5 tablespoons of potato flour
• the yolks of 2 eggs
• pepper
• cayenne

Method :

1. Clean the shrimps and soak them in milk for 2 hours.
2. Bring the courtbouillon to the boil, throw in the shrimps, simmer till they have turned pink, drain, pick the meat from the shell and set aside.
3. Pound the shell in a mortar with the butter and rub through a sieve.
4. Mix the courtbouillon with the meat stock, stir in the potato flour, season with salt and pepper, add the shrimp butter, made from the shells and the yolks of eggs, and simmer without boiling.
5. Finally add the sour cream.

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