French · Soup

Chicken Consommé with Shiitake Brunoise

Name: Chicken Consommé with Shiitake Brunoise
Total time: 1 h 46 min
Yield: Eight 120 ml portions
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 115 g egg whites (3 or 4 large), lightly whipped; 55 g onion, chopped; 30 g carrot, chopped; 30 g celery, chopped; 340 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs, fat removed, ground; 1.4 L rich chicken stock, cold; 1 plum tomato, chopped; 2 sprigs thyme; 3 sprigs flat-leaf parsley; ½ tsp black peppercorns, cracked; 1 leaf bay leaf; salt, to taste; 1½ tbsp carrot, cut in 2 mm dice; 1½ tbsp celery, cut in 2 mm dice; 4 shiitake mushrooms, stems removed; 1 tbsp shallot, finely minced; 1 tsp neutral oil

Rich chicken stock clarified with a raft of ground thigh meat, egg white and mirepoix (12 : 3 : 1 : 1 by weight), then served in small portions over a jewel-like garnish of blanched carrot and celery brunoise, seared shiitake and raw shallot.

YieldEight 120 ml portions
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 46 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Consommé

115 gegg whites (3 or 4 large), lightly whipped
55 gonion, chopped
30 gcarrot, chopped
30 gcelery, chopped
340 gboneless, skinless chicken thighs, fat removed, ground
1.4 Lrich chicken stock, cold
1plum tomato, choppedoptional
2 sprigsthymeoptional
3 sprigsflat-leaf parsleyoptional
½ tspblack peppercorns, crackedoptional
1 leafbay leafoptional
to tastesalt

Garnish

1½ tbspcarrot, cut in 2 mm dice
1½ tbspcelery, cut in 2 mm dice
4shiitake mushrooms, stems removed
1 tbspshallot, finely minced
1 tspneutral oil

Diet

Paleo
Whole30

Contains

Egg
Celery
Birds' eggs (any)
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Shallot
Cabbage family (any)
Carrot
Thyme
Parsley
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Mushrooms (any)
Shiitake
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken

Taste

Sweet
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Brothy

Equipment

Stovetop
Food processor

Season

Fall
Winter

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: low
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Ingredients

Consommé

Garnish

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