Bouillon with Salt Cucumbers
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 funt beef, shin
- 1 1/2-2 funt veal breast
- 3/4 funt roots (celeriac, parsley)
- 1 onion
- 1 herb bundle
- 6 salt cucumbers
- 3 egg whites for the raft
- cucumber brine
- dill
Instructions
- Cook a shin bouillon; add veal breast, browned root trimmings, onion, cucumber skins/seeds and a bouquet; simmer.
- Cook the veal breast, then press and cool; turn and cook celeriac and parsley separately.
- Add the cucumber flesh; boil and clarify the brine and add to taste.
- Combine roots and portioned breast; boil once and serve over dill.