Consomme With Vegetable Brunoise

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Consomme With Vegetable Brunoise

 

Recipe By : Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish, page 268

Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups And Stews Vegetables

Ornish: Everyday Cooking

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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***CONSOMME***

2 quarts tomato juice

2 quarts V-8 juice

3 cups egg whites

(from approximately 2 dozen large eggs)

2 cups diced onion

2 garlic cloves -- minced

***VEGETABLE GARNISH***

1 cup diced carrots

1 cup frozen green peas

1 cup diced leeks -- white part only

2 tablespoons minced parsley or chives

 

SERVES 8

 

A classic consomme is a foundation dish that every French cooking student

must master. The goal is a crystal-clear broth in which to float small

pasta shapes or a tiny dice of vegetables (a brunoise). Egg whites do the

work of clarifying: they bind with the solid particles and float to the top

of the broth, leaving a clear liquid underneath. Strained, the clarified

broth makes an elegant start to a holiday meal.

 

Put tomato juice and V-8 juice in a large pot. In a bowl, whisk together

egg whites onion, and garlic just to break up the whites. Add them to the

pot, whisking. Bring mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring

occasionally. Adjust heat to maintain a simmer and cook, uncovered, for 20

minutes. Strain mixture through a sieve lined with a double thickness of

cheesecloth, or with paper towels or a coffee filter. The consomme should

be crystal-clear.

 

Return consomme to a clean saucepan. Taste and adjust seasoning. Bring to

a boil over moderately high heat. Add carrots, peas, and leeks. Simmer 2

minutes. Serve in bowls, garnishing each portion with a little minced parsley.

 

TIP: Like vegetable broth, consomme freezes well. Freeze it in small

containers and reheat it for a mid morning or mid after- noon

pick-me-up. Few things are more soothing than a cup of hot consomme on a

cold winter day.

 

Serving size: 1 cup. Calories: 30, Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg,

Carbohydrate: 1.3g Protein: 0.1 g, Sodium: 300.0 mg.

 

 

 

 

 

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