Shari’s consommé is an edible work of art. Clear and crisp in appearance, you’d never guess how many different ingredients go into making this crystalline and appetizing soup. The secret is all in the preparation. This isn’t a soup that can be thrown together and forgotten about, and that’s precisely why it is well appreciated by those who get to savor it. And there is so much to savor. However, in her blog Whisk, Shari says it really isn’t that difficult to put together!

In the background you’ll taste the vegetables: leeks, celery, carrots. Fresh herbs heighten the flavor of the beef and chicken broth. This is a soup that doesn’t just have a pretty name, there is plenty of substance behind it. Shari goes into explaining all the different terms associated with the soup on her blog. For instance, she talks about clearmeat, which is what all of the tasty ingredients become after they rise to the top, above the aromatic broth.

Some things are simply better homemade; Shari is right when she says consommé is just one of those things!