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broth so obsessively clarified it crossed the line from soup into liquid jewelry
means A clear, intensely flavored soup made by simmering stock with meat and vegetables, then clarifying it—traditionally with egg whites—until it turns crystal-bright.
from From French consommé, the past participle of consommer, "to consume" or "to complete, bring to perfection"—which itself traces back to Latin consummare, "to sum up, finish." The name fits: a consommé is broth taken to its finished, perfected form, all the murk reduced and clarified away. The same Latin root gives English "consummate."
- clarified by
- a raft of egg whites trapping every impurity
- the test
- chefs read newspaper through it
- double work
- doubled-strength stock reduced to concentrate flavor
- cold form
- sets into shimmering meat jelly when chilled
- fancy name
- French for 'completed' or 'perfected'