P.E.I. (Prince Edward Island) Soup

Adapted from Gourmet Magazine, December 1979. The recipe is credited to a reader, John Lynch-Staunton, who says that his father was served a similar dish on Prince Edward Island during WWII.

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 6  cloves
• 1  small onion
• 2 1⁄2 cups beef broth
• 1 1⁄4 cups tomato juice
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  hot sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
• 4  thin  orange slices, for garnish

Directions

1. Stick the cloves into the onion.
2. Combine the onion, broth, juice, sugar, sauces and baking soda in a saucepan.
3. Simmer over moderate heat for 5 minutes.
4. Discard the onion.
5. Top each serving with an orange slice.