Game Soup with Pears

Name: Game Soup with Pears
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 pheasant cacasses or 6 partridge carcasses; 3 pheasant cacasses or 6 partridge carcasses; 3 celery ribs, roughly chopped; 10 peppercorns, crushed; 2 bay leaves; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 1 teaspoon dried sage; 1 teaspoon dried rosemary; 8 juniper berries, bruised; 4 sprigs fresh parsley; 3 quarts Chicken Stock; Salt; 2 medium onions, halved; 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch julienne; 3 medium leeks, washed well and cut into 2-inch julienne; 2 hard winter pears, such as Bose or Seckle

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Glorious American Food

By Christopher Idone

Published 1985

About

Ingredients

Stock

3 pheasant cacasses or 6 partridge carcasses
3 celery ribs, roughly chopped

Americas
United States
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

The stock

Break up the carcasses of the birds and place them in a large soup kettle.

Add all of the remaining stock ingredients except the onions and bring the stock to a boil over high heat.

Place a black cast-iron skillet over high heat. Add the halved onions, flat side down, and cook until blackened. Remove the skillet from the heat and a