WATERCRESS SOUP

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Provided by Joyce Howe

Categories     dinner, easy, soups and stews, appetizer

Time 1h

Yield 5 large servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 medium-size bunches watercress
1 large lean pork chop (about 3 ounces) or meaty soup bone
6 cups water
3 garlic cloves, peeled
1 egg
1/2 to 1 teaspoon Accent, or monosodium glutamate (optional)
Salt to taste

Steps:

  • Wash and drain watercress.
  • Fill a 3- or 4-quart pot with the water; bring to boil.
  • Drop pork and garlic cloves into boiling water. Cover pot and lower heat to medium. Cook 30 minutes.
  • Add watercress. Bring to boil.
  • Lower flame under pot. Crack egg over pot. Stir egg yolk and white into soup, breaking up yolk while cooking.
  • Add Accent if desired and salt. Simmer soup uncovered, skimming off surface, about 10 minutes.
  • Add more salt if desired. Serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 46, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 1 gram, Fat 2 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 865 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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