Beef Consommé

Name: Beef Consommé
Yield: Makes about 2½ Quarts
Cuisine: France
Ingredients: 1 carrot, chopped; 1 onion, peeled, chopped; 3 quarts cold water or more as needed to cover; 2 pounds lean beef, such as round, trimmed of fat, ground; 3 egg whites; 3 egg shells; 3 pounds beef shank, cut into 1-inch thick rounds; 2 large carrots, peeled, cut into sections; 1 large onion, peeled, quartered; Bouquet garni; 5 sprigs fresh tarragon

Preparation info

Makes about
2½ Quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cooking

By James Peterson

Published 2007

About

To make consommé, you must first make a basic beef broth with a tough, flavorful cuts such as the shank. Serve the shank with a little tomato sauce or horseradish-flavored mayonnaise. You can also use the broth from the pot-au-feu.

Ingredients

3 pounds beef shank, cut into 1-inch thick rounds
2 large carrots, peeled, cut into sections
1 large

Europe
France
Stock
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare basic beef broth, put the beef shank, carrots, onion, and bouquet garni in a pot with enough water to cover and simmer gently for 6 hours. Strain and let cool.

To prepare the consommé, blend the ground meat with the egg whites, shells, tarragon, onion, and carrots in a food processor and pour into the cool broth. Stir with a whisk to combine all the ingredients. Bring to a ge