Clear Beetroot Bouillon
- 1 12 liters vegetable stock
- 2 small beetroots
- 1 12 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 small eggs
- salt
- pepper
- 1 12 teaspoons turmeric
- 25 g butter
- 100 ml red wine
- chives
- Clean beetroots and cut into small pieces.
- Rinse a clean dishcloth until all traces of detergent have been removed; line a strainer with the towel and put on top of a large pot.
- Bring the stock to a boil in a pot.
- Add beetroot and lemon juice.
- Cook circa 20 mins on low heat (the stock should not be boiling again after having added the lemon juice).
- Split two eggs.
- Stir whites until homogeneous.
- Add to stock while whisking vigorously; reheat until boiling, all the while whisking until the surface is covered in foam.
- Keep boiling until foam has mostly disappeared (circa 3 mins).
- Strain through the dishcloth into a big pot.
- Cool and keep refrigerated until used.
- Whisk yolks and third egg with salt, pepper, and turmeric.
- Heat butter in small pan and bake a small, thick omelette.
- Allow to cool.
- Cut into diamonds.
- Keep refrigerated until used.
- Reheat bouillon with wine -- take care not to bring to a boil.
- Add pepper and salt to taste.
- Serve in soup plates, garnished with omelette diamonds and chopped chives.
vegetable stock, beetroots, lemon juice, eggs, salt, pepper, turmeric, butter, red wine, chives
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/clear-beetroot-bouillon-212546 (may not work)