Beef Consommé
Beef consommé is an
intensely flavorful, full-bodied soup made from brown beef stock and
seasonings.
Cooking time- 2 hours
Yield- 1 litre
Ingredients Quantity
Shin beef, minced 250g
Egg whites 3
Onion 80g
Celery 80g
Carrot 80g
Leek 80g
Peppercorns 8-10
Bay leaf 1
Thyme 1
sprig
Parsley stems 5
Cloves 2
Cold beef stock 1
½ l
Method
Combine the
beef, egg whites, mirepoix, herbs and spices together in a bowl and mix them
together well with a wooden spoon. Add 250ml of the cold stock and mix into the
raft ingredients to dilute them a little.
Place the remainder of the cold stock into a suitably
sized heavy-based pot, preferably one with a tap at the base, and a mix in the
raft ingredients well with a whisk. Allow to stand for one hour so the
water-soluble proteins can dissolve.
Place the pot on moderate heat and let it come to a
simmer very slowly, stirring carefully from time to time to keep the bottom of
the pan clean without disturbing the raft. When the mix is approaching
simmering point, stop stirring.
Adjust the temperature to a gentle simmer and allow cooking
2 hours.
Carefully strain through filter paper in a chinois,
remove any fat and adjust seasoning with sea salt.
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