In cooking, a consommé's a type of clear soup made from richly flavored stock or bouillon that's been clarified usually through a fining process involving egg protein. Cooking and serving consommés A consommé's made by adding a mixture of ground meats or mousselin with mirepoix, tomatoes, and egg whites into either bouillon or stock. This's then slowly brought to a simmer, and carefully kept there until the desired product's reached. The act of simmering brings impurities to th… (More on Consomme)