Ingredients:
500g fennel
2 medium union chopped
2 garlic cloves chopped
10ml olive oil
2.5kg tomatoes (preferible plum ) pureed in a food processor
4gr fine sea salt
1kg black pepper
8 large egg whites, chilled
5g chopped flat- leaf fresh parsley
4gr tablespoons chopped fresh basil
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
300 ice , lightly crushed
4ml dry sherry
Method
Cut whole clean fennel in half lenghtwise and chopped including stalks .
Cook uniouns , garlic and chopped fennel in oil over moderate heat stirring frequently , until softened, 10 minutes . Stir in pureed tomato sea salt and pepper and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes.
Pour tomato mixture througha fine mesh sieve into a saucepan , pressing hard on solids , chill down to 4 ° Cand add dry sherry .
Whisk together egg whites , herbs and ice , in a bowl until frothy , then pour into chilled broth, whisking vigorosly 2or 3 times and rehead all together while stirring carefully till Egg mixture will rise to surface and forms a ‘’”raft ”. Cook broth a bare simmer uncovered without stirring (keep raft center clear by gentle spooning out a froth), until broth is clear , 15 to 20 minutes.
Remove saucepan from heat and disturbing raft as little as possible., carefully take of the raft with a fine skimmer and discard . Transfer the remaining consumme’ to a fine mesh sieve lined with a double layer of dampered paper towels set over a bowl or glass measured . Can be served chilled (in summer).
Just before serving season consume’ with salt to your like . I recommend to serve it with spheres of Bufalo mozzarella or if to time (consuming) grilled asparagus tips and tomato concusses.