QUAIL SOUP RECIPES

Steps:

• Place eggs in a saucepan and add enough water just to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to cold water. When eggs are cool enough to handle, peel them and transfer to sterilized canning jars.
• Meanwhile, in an enameled saucepan bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Remove from heat and allow to steep for at least 2 hours. Pour over eggs and wipe rim of jars clean with a damp towel. Place lids on the jars and screw on band tops. Process jars in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. Remove from the hot water and set aside to cool. Jars should seal as they cool. Any jars that do not seal properly should be refrigerated and consumed within 2 weeks.
• Allow properly sealed jars to sit at least 2 weeks before eating.

Steps:

• Trim the leeks and cut into slices. Peel the onion and chop. Peel the potato and cut into small chunks. You don’t need to worry too much about cutting the vegetables evenly as the soup will be puréed.

  Heat the butter and oil in a pan, add the leeks, onion and potato and two sprigs of parsley and heat gently for about 5 minutes until starting to soften.

  Add the water and simmer gently for 15 minutes or until the potato is cooked.

  Purée until smooth, then pour the soup back into the pan and heat through.

  Finely chop the remaining parsley and add to the soup.