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A Very Nourishing Veal Broth

A simple veal broth made by simmering veal pieces in water with coarse sea salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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A Very Nourishing Veal Broth

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the veal into small pieces.

  2. Place the veal in a pot and cover with water.

  3. Add a pinch of coarse sea salt.

Simmer and serve

  1. Simmer gently for several hours until the broth is rich and flavorful.

  2. Strain the broth before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Veal
Provides the meat and collagen that give the broth its body and rich flavor.

The step that matters

Simmer gently. A gentle simmer extracts flavor and collagen slowly while keeping the broth clear; a hard boil emulsifies fats and clouds it.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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