Consommé Mimosa
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Clear chicken consommé (consommé de volaille clair)
- Royales (savory custard garnish) — Crécy style (carrot, red)
- Royales — pea purée style (green)
- Royales — cream style (white)
- Royales — hard egg yolk purée style (yellow)
Instructions
- Prepare a clear chicken consommé (consommé de volaille clair) as the base.
- Prepare royales (savory custards) in four variations: one flavored with carrot purée (Crécy style, rendered red), one with pea purée (green), one with cream (white), and one with hard egg yolk purée (yellow).
- Cut all royales into very small dice and use them to garnish the hot consommé just before serving.