Monday, 22 October 2018

Consomme de beouf a la Royale

Dudes ,

A while back it was suggested I'd focus on cuisine .

Well here is one  or at least my "cover" of it.

A Consomme is a cold, clear soup, this version is one for weddings,  special days and anniversaries . Unless you are very rich.

You will need

Ingredients

Carrot: 2
Shallot:2
Celery: 1
Beetroot:1
Mushrooms: 5 ounces
Courgette : 1
Truffle : 1
Cavier 1 tablespoon
Beef  (thin sirloin)    2 ounces
Sherry
Egg white
Coconut cream
Salt
Pepper
Gold leaf
Beef or vegetable stock
Cauliflower
Water


Equipment

1 fine muslin cloth
Knife
Big Pan
Chopping board
Glass  or crystal Goblet
Small painters brush
several bowls
Small dariole moulds
Foil
Tray
Oven
Gas hob
Small vegetable baller
Cullinder


Method

Get your big pan and put into it  the stock/water  about 3/4s  full

Finely chop the carrot , shallots, celery, beetroot, mushrooms and beef.

Mix in a bowl.

Add egg white.

Plonk this into the  pan and bring to boil

[ the beef protein and white will help to clarify the mixture and you will see a cake layer forming on top.]

Once boiled, simmer and with a spoon create an opening : add a glug of sherry and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Simmer for 20 minutes

Meanwhile with the other carrot, use your vegetable baller to scoop out  six "pearls" from the carrot  and cauliflower.

Chop up  Small cubes of courgette

Bring a pan to the boil and cook for 20 minutes.  Drain and leave to cool when cooked.

Put the coconut cream, egg and salt , pepper into a bowl and whisk. Put the result into the moulds. Put into oven at gas mark 2 , for 20 minutes. When done leave to cool. This makes a non savoury coconut custard.

When the consume is ready,  switch off  gas and let cool  , then get another bowl and place the cloth over it, using it as a sieve .  You should have a brown liquid with no solids.


Plating and presentation

You need a large Crystal goblet

When rested and cooled the coconut custard should easily come out of the moulds. Cover this with gold leaf and brush down as necessary (gold leaf is edible and an aphrodisiac).

Place this into the goblet

Then the vegetables  around the  gold leaf  coconut custard

On top of the  gold leaf coconut custard place a spoon full of caviar .

On top of that place the truffle


Finally gently pour into the goblet the  consomme to half way up the custard.



There you have it.


Consomme  de  beouf  a la  Royale fit for a king or queen.




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