What is consommé?
The consommé comes from the word ‘consummate’ which means to bring to complete or perfect. It is a clear soup which is prepared from beef, chicken stock, and garnish with verities of ingredients. This can be served hot or chilled, consommé take it name generally from of the garnish for example:
Consommé Julienne: Julienne cuts of vegetable.
Basic consommé (1 lit)
| SL. | Ingredients | Quantity | SL. | Ingredients | Quantity |
| 01 | Minced meat | 225gm. | 06 | Egg white | 2 no. |
| 02 | Onion | 70gm. | 07 | Celery | 40gm. |
| 03 | Carrot | 50gm. | 08 | Thyme | ¼ tsp |
| 04 | Turnips | 30gm. | 09 | Bay leaf | 1 no. |
| 05 | Stock | ½ lit | 10 | Peppercorns | 3-6 no. |
Method:
Mix minced meat and chopped onions, carrots, turnips, celery and mix well with egg whites. Add cold stock, thyme, bay leaf and peppercorns. Then put on fire and go on starring so that the ingredients do not stick to the button of the pan and the articles are suspended. When the mixture starts boiling then control the temperature. And let it simmer until the coagulated mass come to the top. Simmer for ½ hour. When the consommé is clear and tasty then strain through a double muslin cloth and adding the seasoning agent.
Variation of consommé
| SL. | Name | Garnish |
| 01 | Consommé Royal | Dice of savoury, egg custard. |
| 02 | Consommé Julienne | Julienne cuts of vegetables. |
| 03 | Consommé Brunnoise | Small dice cuts of veg. (2mm) |
| 04 | Consommé Celestine | Julienne cuts of thin pan cake. |
| 05 | Consommé vermicelli | Fine noodles. |
| 06 | Consommé entasse | Lightly jelly with gelatin. |
| 07 | Consommé Breton | Julienne cuts of celery, onions lack. |
| 08 | Consommé Daubery | Floweret’s of caulis flower |
| 09 | Consommé Madrilène | Dice cuts of tomato and green peas. |
| 10 | Consommé st. German | Green peas. |
| 11 | Consommé cereals | Rice and barley. |
| 12 | Consommé Paysanme | Uniform size cuts of fresh vegetables. |
| 13 | Consommé Diabolism | Diamond cuts of cheese bisque. |
| 14 | Consommé Aurora | Tomato puree and tapioca. |
| 15 | Consommé Caroline | Dry cook rice. |
| 16 | Consommé Hungarian | Paprika powder and sauté tomato. |
| 17 | Consommé Leopold | Semolina, Julienne of chervil. |
| 18 | Consommé Egg-drops | Beaten egg. |
| 19 | Consommé Thunderstone | Slice mushroom. |
| 20 | Consommé Florentine | Julienne cuts of spinach. |
| 21 | Consommé Washington | Sweet corn. |
| 22 | Consommé Permentiere | Potato |
| 23 | Consommé A ‘I’ Agnon | Golden brown onion. |
