Bouillon with Salt Cucumbers
Origin: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Source: Elena Molokhovets (Елена Молоховец), 1901
Ingredients
- funt beef, shin
- funt veal breast
- funt roots (celeriac, parsley)
- onion
- herb bundle
- salt cucumbers
- 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.