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Clarifying meat stock

Erken's 1914 method for clarifying meat stock into a clear consommé: 3 liters of cold stock is clarified with egg white, clean eggshell, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp vinegar and 125 g finely chopped lean beef, whisked to the boiling point, poached 20 minutes, rested 10 minutes and strained through a cloth wrung out in boiling water. Includes advice on removing fat with a spoon and ice in a cloth.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 32 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The section appears in the soup chapter, after Erken's point-by-point rules for making meat stock. Clear stock (consommé) was the basis for the finer soups, and clarifying with egg white and lean meat was the standard method in the large households of the time.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Strain the stock

    Strain the finished stock through a fine sieve. If you do not have a fine sieve, place a thin cloth wrung out in boiling water in a coarser sieve.

  2. 2

    Remove the fat

    Preferably let the stock stand undisturbed until the next day; the fat is easiest to remove when it has set. If you do not have time, wring a cloth out in cold water and strain the boiling stock quickly through it — the fat will then not pass through.

  3. 3

    Mix the clarification

    Moisten the finely chopped, lean beef with a little cold water. Whisk the meat well together with the egg white, crushed clean eggshell, lemon juice and vinegar, everything well chilled.

  4. 4

    Heat while whisking

    Pour the cold, well-skimmed stock over the mixture and bring it to the boiling point while whisking constantly.

  5. 5

    Let poach

    Let the stock poach gently for 20 minutes. Lift the pot off, cover it and let stand for 10 minutes.

  6. 6

    Strain clear

    Pour the stock through a cloth wrung out in boiling water. The first that runs through is poured back into the cloth, as it is rarely completely clear. The cloth can be tied over an upturned kitchen stool with a stoneware crock underneath.

  7. 7

    Last of the fat

    If the stock must be used before it is completely cold, first remove the fat with a spoon. Then place a piece of ice in a clean cloth and draw it over the surface — the rest of the fat sticks to the cloth and is removed with the ice.

Changes from the original

Measures are kept (liters, grams, teaspoon) but specified in modern form. 'Straining cloth' is modernized to cloth/cheesecloth, and the steps are split up and written in modern Norwegian. No ingredients have been changed.

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Til 3 liter kold kraft: hvite og skal av 1 egg (eggeskallet maa være vasket rent) 1 teske citronsaft 1 teske eddik 125 gr. finhakket eller skrapet, magert oksekjøt litt koldt vand Naar Når kraften er færdigkokt, ferdigkokt, siles den gjennem en fin sil. I mangel av en fin sil kan man lægge legge et tyndt tynt klæde, opvridd i kokende vand, vann, i en grovere sil. Kan kraften staa stå urørt til næste dag, er det bedst, thi best, ti fettet avtages lettest, naar avtas lettest når det er stivnet. Har man ikke tid til at å la den staa, stå, kan man vri et sileklæde op i koldt vand vann og hurtig sile den kokende buljong herigjennem. Fettet trænger trenger da ikke igjennem. Kraft, Kraft som ved avkjøling stivner, holder sig længere end lengere enn flytende kraft. Er kraften ikke klar, kan man klare den paa på følgende maate: måte: Til 3 liter kold kraft tages tas hvite og skal skall av 1 egg (eggeskallet maa må være vasket rent), 1 teske citronsaft teskje sitronsaft og 1 teske teskje eddik, 125 gr. finhakket eller skrapet, magert oksekjøt, oksekjøtt, dynket med litt koldt vand. vann. Alt vispes godt koldt sammen, den kolde, kolde godt avskummede kraft haves has i; bringes under stadig vispen til kokepunktet; la det smaatrække småtrekke i 20 minutter. Gryten løftes av, tildækkes tildekkes og staar står i 10 minutter. Heldes Helles gjennem sileklæde, sileklædet, som er vridd op i kokende vand. vann. Det første, første som rinder rinner igjennem, heldes helles tilbake i klædet, da det sjelden er helt klart. Sileklædet kan bindes over en omvendt kjøkkenkrak, kjøkkenkrakk, og en stentøiskrukke sættes stentøikrukke settes under. Hvis kraften maa brukes, før den er ganske kold, og alt fett har «sat» sig, maa man først forsøke med en ske at faa fettet bort, læg derefter et stykke is i et rent kjøtklæde, før dette over kraften saavidt det berører overflaten, og alt fett, som er igjen, vil sitte ved klædet og bli fjernet med isen.

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Frequently asked questions

What do I need to clarify 3 liters of stock?
For 3 liters of cold stock: the white and shell of 1 egg (the shell must be well washed), 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 125 g finely chopped or scraped lean beef and a little cold water.
How do I get the fat off the stock?
Best is to let the stock stand undisturbed until the next day, for the fat is most easily removed when it has set. If you do not have time, wring a straining cloth out in cold water and strain the boiling stock quickly through it — the fat will then not pass through.
What do I do if I do not have a fine enough sieve?
Place a thin cloth, wrung out in boiling water, in a coarser sieve and strain the stock through this.
Does clarified stock keep for long?
Stock that sets when cooled keeps longer than liquid stock. The recipe is from Henriette Schønberg Erken's 'Stor kokebok' (1914), p. 32.

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