Basic Recipes of Consommé with 10 Garnishes

Last updated: 1 July 2023

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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.