Around Granny's Kitchen:"Auld Reekie" Cock-a-Leekie Soup is on Today's Menu.

Granny is in the Kitchen this Monday with a recipe for "Auld Reekie" Cock-a-Leekie Soup.

Ingredients:

3lb boiling chicken (giblets removed)

3 slices of streaky bacon

1lb shin of beef

2 lb leeks

1 large onion

5 fluid ounces Scotch whisky

4 pints water

1 level tablespoon dried tarragon

Salt and pepper

8 pre-soaked prunes (optional but Granny likes them)

Method:

Mix the whisky, tarragon and sugar in the water. Chop up the bacon and place the chicken, bacon and beef in a large bowl and pour over the whisky marinade. Leave to soak overnight. Place the chicken etc in a large soup pot. Chop up the leeks (reserve one) and onion and add to the pot. Salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for two hours, removing any scum as required. Remove the chicken from the pot, remove skin and bones. Chop the meat into small pieces and return to the pot. Cut up the shin of beef, if required. Add the prunes and the last chopped leek and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. It will serve up to eight people.

Granny Suggests you use a Speyside Whisky.