Joe Grey Soup (traditional Gypsy Recipe)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 links lamb sausage
• 8 slices unsmoked back bacon, rindless
• 2 onions, chopped into large chunks
• 5 tomatoes, sliced
• 5 medium potatoes, sliced
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• bread, to serve
• butter, to serve

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large deep frying pan and brown the sausages. remove from the pan and cut each sausage into 3 pieces. return to the pan.
• 2 cut each bacon slice into 3, add to the pan and cook until browned.
• 3 add the onion and cook until browned. cover the contents of the pan with boiling water, but not to the top of the pan.
• 4 continue cooking and add the sliced potato. cook until the potatoes are soft - you may need to top it up with more boiling water from the kettle.
• 5 add the sliced tomatoes and crumble in the stock cubes. stir well and simmer until the tomatoes are soft.
• 6 serve on plates (not bowls) with lots of fresh chunky bread and butter.