Time to allow: 4 hours Portions : 4 Ingredients Amount Type of raw ingredient Modern Substitutes 1 lb shin of beef front leg joint available on request for butchers 4 pints water   1 oz butter   1/2 oz plain flour   1/2 sliced onion   1/2 sliced carrot   small piece sliced turnip swede or potato can be used 1 bouquet garni   3 peppercorns   to taste salt   Method   1 Melt the butter in a stewpan and fry the onion,carrot and turnip until brown 2 Cut the meat into small pieces 3 add the water, meat, bouquet garni, peppercorns and a little salt and simmer gently for between 3 and 4 hours 4 Strain, skim well and reheat the soup 5 mix the flour with a little water and stir into the soup 6 boil gently for about 5 minutes and then serve