Fake beef soup

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 1 kg carrot(s), possibly red, orange and yellow
• 1 m.-large celeriac
• 1 parsley root(s)
• 1 turnip(s), yellow
• 15 cm leek
• 4 shallots
• 4 cm ginger root
• 2 garlic cloves
• ½ bunch parsley
• ¼ bunch lovage
• 1 tsp tarragon, dried
• 7 peppercorns
• 3 juniper berries
• Salt
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 bunch of chives

Instructions

Working time approx. 2 hours; Total time approx. 2 hours

vegetarian consommé with ginger and tarragon

Peel the vegetables, trim the ends, then cut the carrots into thirds, quarter the celery, and leave the parsley root, turnip, leek, garlic, and shallots whole. Place everything in a large pot and fill with enough water to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil. In the meantime, peel the ginger and cut it crosswise. Wash the parsley and lovage, add them to the soup along with the remaining spices and butter, and simmer gently for about 1-1.5 hours. Simmer for a shorter time if you prefer the vegetables crispier. You can also cook the soup in a pressure cooker (7 minutes under pressure), but the flavor develops differently, and you have no control over the crispness of the vegetables. At the end, pour in the soup and add more salt if necessary. Before serving, chop the chives and, if desired, the lovage, and sprinkle them into the soup. Serve with the vegetables. Tastes delicious with fritters.