Highland Chicken Soup

== Ingredients ==
* 1 slice hearty thick white bread
* 4 fluid ounces milk
* 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and minced
* 4 almonds, ground
* 2 eggs, hard boiled,yolks only
* 32 fluid ounces low sodium chicken broth
*salt
*white pepper
* 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
* 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
* 2 egg yolks
* 4 fluid ounces heavy cream
* 2 tablespoons finely diced cooked ????
== Directions ==
Remove the crusts from the bread and place the bread in small saucepan.
Cover with the milk and bring to a boil.
Set aside and allow to cool a bit.
Pound the minced Chicken, almonds and hard-boiled yolks in a mortar until smooth, and then place in a large bowl.
Gradually beat in the bread and milk.
Stir in the stock, and then pass through a sieve into a saucepan.
Bring to the boil, season with salt and pepper, add the nutmeg and lemon juice and simmer for 10 minutes; remove from the heat.
Beat the egg yolks with the cream and blend in 3 tablespoonfuls of the hot soup.
Stir the mixture into the soup and heat gently for 2 or 3 minutes.
DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.
When it thickens, serve with the diced Chicken as a garnish.
== Other Links ==
== See also ==
Category:Almond Recipes
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Chicken stock and broth Recipes
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Scottish Meat Dishes
Category:Scottish Recipes
Category:Scottish Soups
Category:White pepper Recipes