Basic Consommé

Name: Basic Consommé
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon Cognac; 2 tablespoons Madeira; 2 carrots, minced; 4 egg whites; ½ cup cold water; 1 teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon pepper; Red and brown food coloring; 3 tablespoons minced parsley; 1 leek or small onion; 6 cups stock

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

½ cup cold water
4 egg whites
2 carrots, minced

Europe
France
Soup
Mediterranean
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Put water and egg whites into saucepan. Beat to a froth. Add carrots and parsley. Wash leek, dice and add. Pour in cold stock (never hot, or it will cook the egg whites before they have clarified the stock). Season with salt and pepper.
Stir-cook and heat to a boil. When mixture starts to boil, reduce heat, stop stirring, an