Beef Consommé

Name: Beef Consommé
Ingredients: 6 cups (1.5 l) Brown Stock; 1 small leek, trimmed and chopped; 1 small carrot, peeled and chopped; 3 flat-leaf parsley stems; 6 ounces (175 g) diced or ground lean beef; 6 ounces (175 g) diced or ground lean beef; 2 egg whites; Kosher salt

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bones

By Jennifer McLagan

Published 2005

About

Beef consommé is beef essence in a bowl. Consommé makes the perfect starter for an elegant winter dinner party, with a garnish of blanched julienned root vegetables, or chilled and lightly set in summer with a garnish of diced tomato.

Ingredients

6 cups (1.5 l) Brown Stock
1 small leek, trimmed and chopped

Soup
Dinner
Starter
Gluten-free
Winter
Summer

Method

Place the cold stock in a large saucepan and heat it just until it liquefies. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
Place the leek, carrot, and parsley in a food processor and process until finely chopped. Add the beef, egg whites, and 2 tablespoons water and blend until well mixed. Stir this mixture into the stock and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirri