Chicken Consommé

45m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Pour the finished consommé into a glass.
  2. 2Add chicken, carrots, celery, leek, onion, fresh thyme, and garlic into a food processor.
  3. 3Season with salt.
  4. 4Add egg white into the food processor.
  5. 5Blend all the ingredients well to create the raft.
  6. 6Add the blended raft mixture directly into the chicken stock over heat.
  7. 7Whisk the mixture continuously as the protein starts to set.
  8. 8Gently open up the raft with a spoon.
  9. 9Repeat opening the raft every 15 minutes, three times during the cooking process.
  10. 10Allow it to cook for another 45 minutes, leaving it alone and occasionally spooning the consommé over.
  11. 11Gently ladle the consommé.
  12. 12Pour the consommé through a fine mesh sieve lined with muslin and fresh thyme for purification.
  13. 13Serve the pure consommé.

Ingredients

  • 1 chicken breast, no skin
  • 2 chicken wings
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1 whole egg
  • 0.5 carrot, diced
  • 0.5 onion, diced
  • 0.5 celery, diced
  • 5 g salt
  • fresh thyme
  • garlic
  • chicken stock, reduced by half

Equipment

food processornarrow stock panwhiskspoonfine mesh sievemuslin

Tips

  • The chicken used for the raft should be the same protein as the stock.
  • Open up the raft gently with a spoon every 15 minutes during cooking.