Brown Windsor Beef Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 ounce butter
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 leek, green only, chopped
1 small carrot, diced
12 ounces stewing beef
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
6 cups beef broth
1 bouquet garni
1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

Preparation

Melt the butter in a large pan and cook the onion for 1-2 minutes. Add the leek and carrot, cover and allow to sweat for about 5 minutes. Add the beef and stir until it is browned.
Add the flour to a little of the broth to make a paste. Add this mixture along with the rest of the broth to the pan. Bring everything to the boil. Add the bouquet garni, cover and simmer very gently for 2 hours.
Remove the bouquet garni. Liquidize the soup and serve garnished with the parsley.