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Double Fish Consommé: Clear Fish Soup Recipe

Prep15 min
Cook45 min
Total1h
Yield4 portions
LevelIntermediate
 
 
Double Fish Consommé
About This Recipe

Learn how to make double fish consommé, a clear and concentrated French fish soup. Explore suitable white-fish bones, stock preparation, clarification, gentle simmering and service.

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Servings

Ingredients

Units
  • 9.25 ounces pike flesh or other white fish, — boneless and skinless
  • 9.25 ounces grouper flesh or other white fish, — boneless and skinless
  • 5 5 egg whites
  • 1 medium white part of the ,, washed
  • 1 medium carrot, — peeled
  • 2 ounces parsley stems
  • 3 ounces dry white wine
  • 5.5 cups fish

Instructions

Prepare the clarification:
  1. 1

    Using a grinder machine, grind pike flesh, grouper flesh, leeks, carrot and parsley stems. Combine ground ingredients, egg white and wine in a .

Cook the consommé:
  1. 2

    Add cold fish stock to the clarification. Bring to a simmering point, and stir until rafts begin to form about 45 minutes. Remo

Strain the consommé:
  1. 3

    Remove from heat; let cool for ½ hour. Strain through a cloth-lined sieve.

Serve the consommé:
  1. 4

    Reserve warm. Adjust seasoning and serve.

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Tools Used in This Recipe

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Immersion Blender
Victorinox
8" Chef's Knife
All-Clad
Heavy-Bottom Stock Pot
Chef's Notes

The secret to a silky soup like this one is patience at the blending stage — take your time and pass it through a fine sieve if you want a truly professional finish. If you'd like to go deeper, Seafood Soups Mastery covers this in full.

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