Presented as published in 1909. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
Chicken Consommé
From A guide to modern cookery, 1909
Serves 6
The colour should be a light, amber yellow.
A modern interpretation · AI-generated from the original record
Ingredients
- an old hen or a cock
- the quantity of which may be lessened
- ordinary white consommé
Method
Prepare in exactly the same way as ordinary white consommé.
Add the chicken to the minced beef and egg white, mix with cold broth, and simmer for an hour.
As published
This recipe was extracted from A guide to modern cookery (1909) by A. Escoffier, page 9. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
chicken consommé is prepared in exactly the same way as ordinary white consommé. There need only be added to the meat, the quantity of which may be lessened, an old hen or a cock
Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.