Dutch Brown Ragout Soup

==Description==
A hearty soup for in the winter.
 
===Ingredients===
* 2 onions, chopped 
* 2 large carrots, chopped 
* 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 
* 2 chopped tomatoes 
* 1 green pepper, chopped 
* 2 slices Bacon 
* 6 tablespoons butter 
* 2/3 cup flour 
* 8 cups beef broth 
* 1 pinch thyme 
* bay leaves 
* 1 pinch mace 
* ground fresh pepper 
* 1 dash maggi seasoning or Kitchen Bouquet or soy sauce (Worcerstershire if preferred) 
* 2 tablespoons Madeira wine or port wine 
* 1/2 lb small cooked meatballs 
* 1/4 lb fresh Mushrooms, whole if small or chopped
===Directions===
Saute the first five ingredients with Bacon in butter until tender. 
Add the flour and stir constantly for about 4- 5 minutes. Add 3 cups of the broth, stirring to avoid any lumps. Add the rest of the broth and push through a sieve, or use immersion blender to make a thick broth. Add the seasonings, the wine, meatballs and Mushrooms. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until the Mushrooms are barely cooked and the meatballs are heated through. 
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==See also==
Category:Dutch Soups
 Category:Soups
 Category:Recipes
Category:Dutch Recipes
Category:thyme Recipes
Category:parsley Recipes
category:Kitchen Bouquet Recipes
category:green pepper Recipes
category:beef broth Recipes
category:tomato Recipes
category:parsley Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:pepper Recipes
category:Bacon Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:thyme Recipes
category:mace Recipes
category:bay leaf Recipes
category:port Recipes
category:Mushroom Recipes
category:Madeira Recipes
category:carrot Recipes
category:Onion Recipes