How To Cook Irish Skink
Skink is an old Irish word for broth. Irish Skink is a delicate soup made with summer vegetables, enriched with a liaison of cream and egg yolk.
Ingredient for cooking Irish Skink
- 3 sticks of celery, trimmed and finely diced
- 6 cos-type lettuce leaves, rinsed and chopped
- 4oz green peas
- 4 spring onions, trimmed and chopped
- 1 dessertspoon fresh chopped chives
- 1 ½ to 2 pints chicken stock
- 3 fluid oz double cream
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 sprigs parsley, 1 sprig thyme and a bayleaf tied together
- Chopped parsley to garnish
- Salt and pepper
Method for making Irish Skink
Place the vegetables, herbs, seasoning and stock into a saucepan. Bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for ½ hour or until the vegetables are tender. Remove the bouquet garni. Blend the cream and egg yolk and add to the soup. Heat without boiling. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with a light sprinkling of parsley.
Other Irish soup dishes you may like to try
- Irish Potato Soup
- The Irish Farm House Broth
- The Cream of Turnip soup recipe
- Nettle soup
- The popular seafood dish cockle soup
- Traditional Irish smoked fish soup
- Parsnip and Apple Soup
- Pea And Ham Soup
- Leek and Oatmeal Broth
