Consommé:

What is consommé?

The consommé comes from the word ‘consummate’ which means to bring to complete or perfect. It is a clear soup which is prepared from beef, chicken stock, and garnish with verities of ingredients. This can be served hot or chilled, consommé take it name generally from of the garnish for example-

Consommé Julienne:- Julienne cuts of vegetable.

Basic consommé (1 lit):

SL. Ingredients Quantity

SL. Ingredients Quantity

01 Minced meat 225gm.

06

Egg white

2 no.

02

Onion

70gm.

07

Celery

40gm.

03

Carrot

50gm.

08

Thyme

¼ tsp

04

Turnips

30gm.

09

Bay leaf

1 no.

05

Stock

½ lit

10

Peppercorns

3-6 no.

Method: Mix minced meat and chopped onions, carrots, turnips, celery and mix well with egg whites. Add cold stock, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns. Then put on fire and go on starring so that the ingredients do not stick to the button of the pan and the articles are suspended. When the mixture starts boiling then control the temperature. And let it simmer until the coagulated mass come to the top. Simmer for ½ hour. When the consommé is clear and tasty then strain through a double muslin cloth and adding the seasoning agent.

Variation of consommé: