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Consommé

Consommé
  • For : 8 servings
  • Time : 4 hours
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Consommé :

  • 2 kg shank or gemellus or beef shoulder or spare ribs
  • beef bone
  • Aromatic Garnish:
  • 200 g carrots
  • 200 g onions
  • 200 g leeks
  • 100 g celery
  • 1 bouquet garni
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • Clarification:
  • 400 g ground lean beef
  • 80 g carrots
  • 80 g leeks greens only
  • 40 g celery
  • 200 g fresh tomatoes
  • chervil
  • 2 egg whites
  • Seasoning:
  • coarse salt
  • fine salt
  • peppercorns
  • cloves

Technical stages for Consommé :

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1

Gather tied meat and bones in a pot.

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2

Add gradually cold water.

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3

Add coarse salt.

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4

Bring to a boil...

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5

...and skim.

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6

Caramelize the onions on the stove griddle.

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7

If no griddle, caramelize in a frying pan until the flat surface of the onions are black. Prick the onions with 2 cloves.

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8

Add the whole aromatic garnish to the pot.

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9

Cook regularly and slowly for three hours.

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10

When finished, remove the meat and reserve for another preparation.

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11

Pass the contents of the pot through a chinois or a thin sieve.

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12

Leave to cool completely and store the pot in the fridge...

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13

...to cool the fats that float up to the surface.

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14

Remove the layer of fats using a spoon...

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15

...so that we obtain a lean mixture.

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16

Proceed to the clarification of the mixture.

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17

Adjust seasoning and keep warm in a bain-marie.

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