BEEF CONSOMMé
Consommer means "to accomplish" or "to finish" in French, and consommé is indeed a "finished" stock. (In a culinary context, one could say that to make a consommé is to bring out in full all of the flavors.) What gives consommé its purity and clarity is a bit of culinary magic: Egg whites (combined with mirepoix and ground meat) coagulate in the soup and rise to the top (forming a "raft"), drawing up any impurities that would otherwise cloud the stock. This mixture also infuses the broth with deeper flavor, as does an onion brûlé (or charred onion), which imparts deeper color to the broth. After an hour or two of simmering, the raft is also discarded, leaving behind a clear, intense broth. Consommé can be served either hot or cold, usually garnished in some way or another (there are literally hundreds employed in formal French cuisine); one of the more common embellishments is vegetables cut into julienne or brunoise (page 14), such as the blanched carrot and leek shown here.
Yield Serves 4 to 6
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Prepare clarification mixture Pulse chopped onion, carrot, and celery in a food processor or mini-chopper until finely chopped. Whisk egg whites until frothy, then add ground beef and chopped vegetables and mix well with your hands. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (or overnight).
- Make onion brûlé Sear the remaining onion wedge in a small cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat on both cut sides until blackened, then coarsely chop.
- Clarify stock Pour stock into a stockpot. Remove the clarification mixture from the refrigerator and add the browned onion and the tomato, then add this mixture to the pot. Set over medium-high heat and whisk briskly until thoroughly incorporated with the stock. Use a wooden spoon to stir at a slower speed until the solids rise to the top, then stop stirring. Continue cooking until frothy bubbles start to form around the sides of the raft. Reduce heat to medium-low and use a spoon or a ladle to make a hole in the raft so the consommé can bubble freely, and you can see the color and clarity of the broth. At this point the broth should be clear; further simmering is to develop more flavor.
- Remove raft and strain consommé Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the raft starts to sink a bit. Ladle the consommé from the pot through the hole in the raft (or you can crack it at this point, since it has solidified) into a cheesecloth-lined sieve set over a heatproof container. Discard the raft. Then strain broth again, this time through a coffee filter. Remove fat by sweeping a paper towel across top of consommé several times. Reheat if necessary. Season with salt and garnish as desired. If not serving immediately, allow consommé to cool and then refrigerate overnight in an airtight container. Before using, remove and discard solidified fat that has accumulated at the top and reheat consommé over gentle heat, just until hot.
- Follow the directions above for beef consommé, substituting ground chicken and chicken stock for the ground beef and beef stock.
- Use only coarse salt to season consommé; iodized (table) salt will cause it to turn cloudy.
- The clarification mixture should be kept as cold as possible until needed (always add tomato, or other acidic ingredient, just before using, since it will cause the egg whites to coagulate too soon).
- Monitor the temperature of the consommé as it cooks to make sure it is at a gentle simmer.
BEEF CONSOMMé
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a big ceramic bowl, whisk the peppercorns, egg whites, and eggshells until the mixture turns foamy. Reserve.
- Pulse together in a food processor the tomatoes, celery ribs, and ground beef. Pulse until it's just incorporated.
- In a large stockpot, combine the vegetable-beef mixture and the egg mixture, with the veal stock, thyme, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Once all the solids have formed the raft on top, remove a piece of the raft on the side to allow you to see if all the impurities have risen to the top of the pot. Reduce the heat and simmer, without stirring, for 30 to 40 minutes. Do not disturb the raft as this might make your consommé cloudy.
- Once the cooking time is done, remove the pot from the heat and strain the liquid through a fine-mesh sieve lined with a double layer of cheesecloth . Discard the solids. Alternatively, ladle out all the consommé at the bottom by gently and slowly pressing the hole in the raft. In this version, you will also need to strain the liquid through a sieve lined with cheesecloth. If your strained consommé still has particles in it, pass it through a clean cheesecloth again.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 kcal, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fiber 1 g, Protein 11 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 765 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 3 g, ServingSize 10 bowls (10 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
BEEF CONSOMME
Posted in response to a technique request. This creates a crystal clear broth. You can also substitute ground chicken and chicken broth to make a chicken consomme. This recipe is from "On Cooking" by Labensky and Hause. You can add anything you like to it: cooked beef, cooked vegetables, croutons, or use it as a base for soups.
Provided by quotPink Eyedquot J
Categories Clear Soup
Time 2h
Yield 1 gallon
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Whip egg whites until frothy.
- Combine egg whites, beef, mirepoix, and tomatoes in a stockpot.
- Add COLD beef broth, mix well.
- Put spices, except salt, in cheesecloth, tie to seal, and put in broth.
- Add salt to taste to broth.
- Bring mixture to a simmer (DO NOT BOIL) you should see a little steam over the surface of the broth, but no bubbling, or as few bubbles rising to the surface as possible.
- Stirring occasionally.
- The beef and vegetable mixture will eventually harden and rise to the top.
- Do not stir after this has happened.
- Break a hole in the beef mixture to allow broth to bubble through.
- Simmer approximately 90 minutes.
- Strain through cheesecloth, degrease.
- Adjust seasoning.
BEEF CONSOMME
A staple in French cooking and time-consuming to make, but well worth every minute! It must be absolutely fat free to become clear. This recipe calls for some cooking experience and a lot of care and patience--please follow the instructions carefully! The list of ingredients states beef round steak, which I couldn't alter...it means simple beef round, or as also listed beef rump.
Provided by txzuckerbaeckerin
Categories Clear Soup
Time 3h50m
Yield 6 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Reduce the beef stock by boiling down to half in a large stockpot over medium heat with semi-open lid.
- Set the 2 onion halves on aluminum foil on a hot burner and caramelize the surfaces for approx 10 min minimum.
- They need to burn black, while doing so, do not lift off the foil to check. The rim of the onion will turn black and then you can check.
- This will not influence the taste of the consommé, but make the color dark brown.
- Chop all the vegetables (not the spices!) in the food processor till very coarse.
- Add the beef cubes and pulse several more times, but do not puree!
- Put the mix into a bowl and add the 3 egg whites. Incorporate the mixture well and add the spices.
- Whisk the mix into the warm beef stock reduction and let simmer without boiling.
- Carefully stir mixture and scrape the bottom of the pot to prevent burning, until the egg foam starts to rise to the top, about 30 minute.
- When the egg foam starts to solidify, make a small hole into the middle with a wooden spoon, this will keep the mass compact and easier to handle later.
- Continue to simmer, until the egg foam mixture is solid, about another 30 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat.
- Skim the egg foam mix carefully off the top with a slotted ladle.*.
- Line a sieve with dampened cheeseclothes or a cotton dishtowel and ladle the consommé 1 spoonful after another through the sieve into a big sauce pan.
- If for any reason the consommé is NOT clear at this stage, reheat and add 3 more egg whites to the consommé. This should pick up any left over particles in the liquid.
- Always move the fluids slowly and carefully.
- Repeat the sieving process, if necessary.
- Heat consommé gently and season with salt to taste.
- The consommé should be of a warm brown color.
- Best as a soup in a French gourmet dinner.
- * Do not discard the leftover solid foam etc, but let it cool down and let your pooch have a healthy, yet luxurious Sunday treat!
BEEF CONSOMME' EGG NOODLES
I have served this original recipe for over 40 years. Very simple recipe! My kids wanted it, so here it is. Served with baked country pork ribs, spareribs,chops or any meat that was cooked in the oven without the spice sauces. I usually had an apple cake in the oven at the same time because everything was the same temperature. I wanted the flavor of the noodles and the pork with just salt and pepper to come through. Hope you enjoy!
Provided by Montana Heart Song
Categories Low Protein
Time 38m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put 4-6 quarts water on stove to boil.
- Add dry noodes. Bring back to boil and cook 7 minutes.
- Drain. Do not rinse.
- Oven temperature 350*.
- In 9 X 13 glass pan, spray Pam or grease the pan.
- Add the consomme'.
- Rinse out the cans with the hot water.
- Add to the pan and stir.
- Add the butter or margarine and bay leaf.
- Add the precooked noodles and stir until all are covered in consome'.
- Cover the dish with foil.
- Bake 20 to 30 minutes.
- Stir twice while cooking.
- Serve right from the dish. Add salt and pepper and more margarine if you prefer.
- Note: Sometimes I added a cup of sliced onion with the noodles while cooking. Some like it that way.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 102.2, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.4, Cholesterol 21.1, Sodium 290.9, Carbohydrate 14.3, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.4, Protein 5
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