Ingredients for Simple mushroom and vegetable consommé
- 2 large carrots, peeled but left whole for now
- Mushrooms
- Leek
- Apricots
- White onions, very thinly sliced 1tsp of garlic paste
- Salt and fresh ground pepper Selection of fresh herbs such as coriander, sage, parsley etc…
Cooking Instructions for making Simple mushroom and vegetable consommé
Caramelise the vegetables in a large pot with a tiny amount of butter.
Add about 200ml of water just to loosen.
Then add the garlic and your selection of fresh herbs.
Give it a gentle stir and add in the remaining water.
Bring to the boil, then simmer for a few hours checking regularly on the stock level.
Once it’s done, drain into a clean saucepan through a very fine sieve or preferably a muslin cloth to catch all of the vegetables and herbs. Leave the vegetables to one side.
This will leave you a clear (Ish) consommé
Gently simmer away while you prepare your vegetables.
Heat a griddle pan and slice up some mushrooms.
Add a touch of butter and gently griddle the mushrooms.
In a small saucepan sauté the onions, leeks, apricots and carrots from the vegetable broth in butter.
Serve a warm deep sided bowl with the vegetables in the centre and the slices of mushrooms on top.
Season to taste and then Carefully poor the consommé around the vegetables.
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