I made the Family First Mock Turtle Soup & it was DELICI

Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 17094

I was brave enough to try the "mock turtle soup" from Family First from 2 weeks ago and it was fingerlickin awesome!!! Brynie Greisman's recipes are almost always up my alley, she has the 'hungarian taste'... this was just scrumptious, even my 2 yr old loved it and my dh took 2 bowlfuls!!! Enjoy!

2-3 meat bones or 1 turkey neck (I put in the meat bones, it made the soup very rich and a little fatty, next time I'll try to find turkey neck instead)
1 pound flanken or other soft meat (I used thinly sliced shoulder steak)
1 whole onion
3 stalks celery diced
4 carrots diced or shredded
2 large potatoes minced or diced
1/3 cup green split peas
1/3 cup yellow split peas
1/3 cup barley
generous handful of small white lima beans
1/2 bunch fresh parsley
1 parsley root optional
1 tbsp salt or to taste
2 tbsp onion soup mix

Place meat and bones in 6 or 8 qt pot
cover with water
bring to a boil
as the water is being brought to a boil skim off all the foam that rises to the surface
reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes
add split peas, barley & Beans & cook for 30-45 minutes
add vegetables and additional water to cover
bring to a boil
add seasoning
then lower flame and simmer for at least 2 hours or until peas and beans are soft
before serving, cut meat into bite size pieces and return to pot
garnish with parsley leaves

Diamond Member Joined: Mar 17 2008 Posts: 3585

How "piecey" of a soup is it? In other words, do the peas sort of melt into the soup, or are they floating in the soup?

My dh doesn't like hearty soups with vegetables and beans and things like that in it. But if I left the beans out of this soup, would it still fit that description?

Senior Member Joined: Mar 26 2008 Posts: 189 Location: NY

Thanks for posting this. I have a grocery list with all the ingredients for this soup to make for tomorrow. Now I am really excited to do it.

Thanks tons

Silver Member Joined: Jan 19 2009 Posts: 623

Doesn't this recipe make a lot? Anyone know if the leftovers would freeze well?

Posted: Tue, Feb 08 2011, 1:07 am Post subject:

Looked like a delicous recipe. I hope to try it one day.

Did anyone else notice that most of the recipes had almost nothing to do with the original english ones?

Posted: Tue, Feb 08 2011, 6:28 am Post subject:

Yes, I noticed. You can always try to make the things according to Lady Judith's recipes. Wink

Posted: Tue, Feb 08 2011, 2:44 pm Post subject:

I plan to try that too.

Posted: Tue, Feb 08 2011, 2:45 pm Post subject:

Just remember that British food has a terrible reputation...

Platinum Member Joined: Mar 12 2009 Posts: 13338

I had to track down this thread. I just read about turtle soup, real and mock, in the book Fannie's Last Supper.
I have to wonder if this tastes anything like the real, or real mock thing.
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Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 17094

nah... it's just a meaty tasting bean and veggie soup. but yum.
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Platinum Member Joined: Aug 01 2005 Posts: 17094

leftovers freeze well. the potatoes taste a little powdery but otherwise it's a great dish. a full meal!

Gold Member Joined: Oct 08 2009 Posts: 1405

Mmmm sounds really good. But the name Turtle grosses me out, lol. Although I'm sure I'll be trying this soon!

Am I the only person who is thinking Alice in wonderland?

I googled some recipes for this and the original recipe contain beef (a calf's head originally) and mushrooms and root veggies, no beans at all.

Sounds like a nice recipe but do not call it something it isn't.