Consommé à la Rubens

Ingredients

• 1 liter chicken consommé (consommé de volaille)
• 6 tablespoons tomato purée
• hop shoots (jets de houblon)

Instructions

1. Prepare a chicken consommé. During the clarification process, add 6 tablespoons of bright red tomato purée that has been dried and passed through a fine sieve, per liter of consommé.
2. Blanche the hop shoots and cut them into regular, uniform pieces. Serve as garnish (preparation de printemps — a spring preparation).