Oatmeal Soup
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 1:36am

Ingredients




1 tablespoon Butter or margarine
1 lrg Onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons Medium oatmeal
Salt and pepper to taste
1 pint Chicken stock
1/2 pint Milk
1/4 pint Cream
1 tablespoon Chopped parsley

Preparation

1 Melt the butter or margarine in a saucepan. 2 Add chopped onion, cook until soft but not brown. 3 Add oatmeal, salt and pepper, cook for a few minutes. 4 Add stock slowly, stirring constantly. 5 Bring to a boil and simmer, covered, for 1/2 hour. 6 Liquidize for 1 minute or put through a sieve. 7 Return to saucepan, add milk, reheat. 8 Serve with cream and chopped parsley as garnish. 9 NOTES : In a country as cold as Scotland, it is not surprising that thick, hearty yet relatively uncomplicated soups form a large part of the national cuisine. In some homes they may be the entire meal. Oatmeal soup is simple, yet has a rich and complex flavour. Oatmeal has a variety of uses in Scotland, from cakes and desserts to this soup. It comes in several grades, from coarse to fine and if you cannot obtain a specific grade, either reduce coarse to medium or fine by grinding it in your blender for a few minutes or use whatever you can get.