Consomme

Ingredients

Minced Meat - 225 gm

Onion - 70 gm

Carrot - 50 gm

Turnips - 30 gm

Stock - 1 1/2 litres

Egg white - 2

Celery - 40 gm

Thyme - 1/4 tspn

Bay leaf - 1/2

Peppercorns - 3

Method

• Mix minced meat and chopped onions, carrots, turnips, celery and mix well with egg whites.
• Add cold stock, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns.
• Place on fire, go on stirring so that the ingredients do not stick to the bottom of the pan and articles are suspended.
• When the mixture starts boiling, lower the temperature and let it simmer until the coagulated mass (raft) come to the top.
• When consomme is clear and tasty, strain through a double muslin cloth.
• Add seasoning.

Note:

Beef stock is good for consomme as it is full flavour and has body.