My 15 yr old wanted to make this recipe, but got stopped by a discrepancy. Told him I'd see what I could find out. The recipe is on pg 63 of the Splendid Soups Cuisine cookbook. The part in question is this:
Then later it reads:
Now the issue my son is having is this: Obviously butter is supposed to be used to sweat the veggies, but how much butter? It's not in the recipe at all... neither in the ingredients list, nor in the prep portion. So for the 2 cups of veggies needing to be sweated, how much butter should be used?
Quote:
Melt; Add and sweat:
1 cup onion, minced
1/2 cup carrot, minced
1/2 cup celery, minced
Then later it reads:
Quote:
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cover and sweat 3 minutes.
Now the issue my son is having is this: Obviously butter is supposed to be used to sweat the veggies, but how much butter? It's not in the recipe at all... neither in the ingredients list, nor in the prep portion. So for the 2 cups of veggies needing to be sweated, how much butter should be used?