Celery Soup(Sellerisuppe)
- 2 celery roots
- 2 qt. water, boiling
- 1 tsp. salt
- 4 Tbsp. butter
- 4 Tbsp. flour
- 2 qt. stock or bouillon
- 1 egg yolk
- 1/2 c. small peas, cooked
- 1/4 tsp. white pepper
- parsley, chopped
- 1/3 c. sherry
- Wash celery roots and pare them.
- Cut each into 4 parts.
- Cover with salted boiling water; cook until tender.
- Drain.
- Reserve 2 cups water.
- Cut half of celery in small pieces and save for soup tureen.
- Rub other half through sieve.
- Melt butter in soup pot. Stir in flour.
- Add liquid, little by little and let come to boil. Mix egg yolk with a little water and stir into soup.
- Add the peas, pepper, salt and sherry.
- Stir and pour over the celery into the soup tureen.
- Add parsley.
celery roots, water, salt, butter, flour, stock, egg yolk, peas, white pepper, parsley, sherry
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=475237 (may not work)