Cock-a-leekie soup

Cock-a-leekie soup
Type Soup
Place of origin Scotland
Main ingredients Leeks, chicken stock, sometimes prunes

Cock-a-leekie soup is a Scottish soup dish consisting of leeks and peppered chicken stock, often thickened with rice, or sometimes barley. The original recipe added prunes during cooking, and traditionalists still garnish with a julienne of prunes.

While it is called "Scotland's National Soup", it probably originated as a chicken and onion soup in France.[1] By the 16th century, it had made its way to Scotland, where the onions were replaced with leeks.[2] The first recipe was printed in 1598,[2] though the name "cock-a-leekie" did not come into use until the 18th century.[3]

There are vegetarian versions of this soup. The vegetarian version has leeks and may include mixed vegetables, chicken flavoured meat substitute and/or prunes.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Whitman, Joan. Craig Claiborne’s The New York Times Food Encyclopedia. New York:New York Times Company, 1985
  2. 1 2 Ayto, John. An A to Z of Food & Drink, John Ayto. Oxford:Oxford University Press, 2002
  3. ↑ Davidson, Alan. Oxford Companion to Food, Alan Davidson. Oxford:Oxford University Press, 1999
  4. ↑ "Vegetarian Cock-A-Leekie Soup Recipe - Food.com".


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