5 from 12 votes
Chicken Consomme
Chicken Consommé is a clarified, richly flavored broth achieved by simmering ground chicken with vegetables, crushed tomatoes, and egg whites, which form a raft that traps impurities. The result is a clear, delicate soup with a pure chicken taste and subtle herbal notes from parsley, onion, celery, carrot, and white wine.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
18
servings
Calories:
86 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 3 quarts chicken stock unsalted
- 1 pound ground chicken (see headnotes for options)
- 1 white onion chopped, or yellow onion
- 3 talks celery chopped
- 2 carrot chopped
- 1 bunch parsley chopped
- 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
- 5 egg white
- 1 cup white wine
- salt
Instructions
- Grind or pulse the vegetables and parsley in a meat grinder or food processor. You want it to be finely ground, not a puree. Err on less ground rather than a mush.
- Mix this with the crushed tomatoes, ground chicken, and egg whites.
- Pour the stock into a large stockpot. Add the wine. Stir in the raft mixture. Turn the heat on medium.
- Let this all heat slowly. It should take about 15 to 25 minutes. As it heats, periodically use a wooden spoon, ideally with a flat end, to scrape the bottom of the pot -- thhis prevents the egg from scoring on the bottom. At some point the raft will rise to the top. You'll see the egg whites solidify.
- Poke a hole in the center of the raft and let it simmer gently for 30 to 45 minutes. Be careful! Do not let the pot boil. Keep the hole clear so you can see how the consomme is simmering, and to provide it with an outlet. If it gets too hot and breaks the raft apart, you're done for. Keep an eye on it.
- Set a strainer over a large bowl. Set a paper towel in the bowl. Turn the heat off the consomme. Ladle, from the hole in the center,, the consomme from the pot to through the strainer into the bowl. Do this until the raft hits bottom. Sometimes you can tip the pot and get a little more consomme out, but be very careful. Better to leave a little in the pot than to gunk it all up.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
86kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.02g
(1%)
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
98mg
(4%)
Potassium
375mg
(8%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
1444IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 18 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 86
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 86kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.02g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 98mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 375mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 1444IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.