Wednesday, June 06, 2007

Yogurt Consomme

With inspiration (over a couple years) from Alex and Aki and their website Ideas in Food I wanted
to work on a Maple Consomme. I am in Maple country.
All the flavors that were to be addressed on the plate where as follow: Fried Brie, Maple, Strawberry, Horseradish and Bacon. Very southern, but hey, fried fat in fat with more fat flavor added? How can you resist? Something simple that can be put out in a timely manner and be shared by a table.
Strawberries, Horseradish and Brie have been a long time favorite of mine. I was also trying to figure out some way to incorporate this combo into the plate as well.
When it came time to construct the Maple Consomme, I didn't know where to start with it. What would I be clarifying? Stuck. I looked back at Ideas In Food to their Balsamic Consomme, the pureeing of items helped me.
As all my mise en place lay around me, at various ends of the kitchen, the ingredients came together a little differently in my head. It all ended up together.
And when I reached in the cooler for some more berries, I was looking at two "Fruit on the Bottom" Dannon yogurts. Why not use the protein in the yogurt to clarify my fruit stock?
It's deep in color and flavor. You know there is yogurt in there somewhere, and the mouthfeel is really something. There is a creaminess that coats your mouth that you just wouldn't expect.
So, maybe cheese based consomme? Curds?

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