Consomme

Ingredients

• about 2 lbs. of shin of beef
• one turnip
• one carrot
• one onion
• one clove of garlic
• one leek
• a sprig of celery
• a branch of parsley
• fifteen black peppercorns
• two cloves
• six allspice
• one bayleaf
• one teaspoonful of lemon
• two teaspoonfuls of salt
• cold water to nearly cover the meat

Method

1. 1

   Combine beef, chicken bones, turnip, carrot, onion, garlic, leek, celery, parsley, peppercorns, cloves, allspice, bayleaf, lemon, thyme, and salt in a saucepan.

2. 2

   Add cold water and let infuse for an hour.

3. 3

   Stir gently, cover, and simmer for 2.5 hours.

4. 4

   Strain through a napkin and serve.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The household gas cookery book (1900) by Helen Edden, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Consomme.— Take about 2 lbs. of shin of beef, cut into small pieces, the parings and bones of chickens, roast beef bones, or any other beef bones. Place in a saucepan and add one turnip, one carrot, one onion, all peeled and cut up, one clove of garlic, one leek, with the green cut off, a sprig of celery, a branch of parsley (chopped), fifteen biack peppercorns, two cloves, six allspice, one bayleaf, one teaspoonful of lemon, thyme, and two teaspoonfuls of salt. Add cold water to nearly cover the meat

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