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Consommé

One serving has 150 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (45%), niacin (30%), selenium (26%), riboflavin (25%), zinc (24%) and vitamin A (20%). Ready in 65 minutes.

Consommé
Photo: Kui-Doraku, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 50 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (386 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, beef, celery, egg, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 250 g Beef broth
  • 40 g Beef, ground, 85% lean, raw
  • 30 g Egg whites, raw
  • 15 g Carrots, raw
  • 10 g Celery, raw
  • 10 g Onions, raw
  • 20 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 10 g Wine, fortified, dry

Method

  1. Combine the ground beef, egg whites, chopped carrot, celery, onion and tomato in a pot, then whisk in the cold broth.
  2. Set over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until a raft of clarifying solids forms on top and the broth just reaches a simmer; stop whisking once this happens.
  3. Reduce to the lowest heat and let it barely simmer, undisturbed, for 45 minutes as the raft clarifies the broth.
  4. Carefully ladle the clear broth out through a fine sieve lined with damp cheesecloth, without breaking the raft.
  5. Season with the salt and pepper, stir in the sherry, and serve hot in a clear bowl or cup.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy150 kcal7%
Carbohydrates5.1 g
Water354 mL
Fiber1 g4%
Protein14.1 g29%
Tryptophan0.08 g
Threonine0.46 g
Isoleucine0.55 g
Leucine0.91 g
Lysine0.89 g
Methionine0.32 g
Cystine0.18 g
Phenylalanine0.52 g
Tyrosine0.38 g
Valine0.63 g
Histidine0.34 g
Fat6.7 g
Monounsaturated2.8 g
Polyunsaturated0.24 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.2 g
Saturated2.6 g
Trans-Fats0.34 g
Cholesterol27.2 mg
Calcium38.2 mg4%
Copper0.07 mg8%
Iron1.5 mg8%
Magnesium22.9 mg7%
Manganese0.14 mg8%
Phosphorus122 mg17%
Potassium450 mg10%
Selenium14.2 µg26%
Sodium1,221 mg
Zinc1.9 mg24%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.05 mg5%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.27 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.2 mg30%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.43 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.22 mg17%
Folate (vitamin B9)20 µg5%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.1 µg45%
Choline36 mg8%
Vitamin A138 µg20%
Vitamin C4.7 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)1.2 IU0%
Vitamin E0.31 mg2%
Vitamin K7.4 µg8%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.6 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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