Consommé Mercédès
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- 1 liter consommé ordinaire (ordinary consommé / clear stock-based broth)
- 0.5 deciliter Xérès (dry sherry)
- red peppers, sliced into fine rings
- crêtes de coq (rooster combs), cut into stars
Instructions
- Prepare an ordinary consommé (clear stock-based broth).
- At the moment of service, add half a deciliter of Xérès per liter of consommé.
- Garnish the soup with finely sliced red pepper rings and rooster combs (crêtes de coq) cut into star shapes.