Basic Beef Stock

Serves: 3

Vicente Kshlerin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

46

Spice

51

Sweetness

56

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 large

Onion

3 large

Carrot

12 cups

Water

1 large

Tomato

1 medium

Potato

4 sprigs

Parsley (fresh)

1 tbsp

Salt

2 tsps

Dried Thyme

2 cloves

Garlic

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)

2

Trim root end off onion

3

Slice or quarter the onion, peel and all

4

Scrub carrots and chop into 1-inch chunks

5

In a large shallow roasting pan, place soup bones, onion, and carrots

6

Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until the bones are well browned, turning occasionally

7

Drain off fat

8

Place the browned bones, onion, and carrots in a large soup pot or Dutch oven

9

Pour 1/2 cup water into the roasting pan and rinse

10

Pour this liquid into soup pot

11

Scrub the potato and chop it into chunks, peel and all

12

Chop the celery stalks into thirds

13

Add celery, tomato, parsnip, potato, peppercorns, parsley (including stems), bay leaf, salt, thyme, and garlic to the pot

14

Pour in the 12 cups of water

15

Bring mixture to a boil

16

Reduce heat

17

Cover and simmer for 5 hours

18

Strain stock

19

Discard meat, vegetables, and seasonings

20

To clarify stock for clear soup: In order to remove solid flecks that are too small to be strained out with cheesecloth, combine 1/4 cup cold water, 1 egg white, and 1 crushed eggshell

21

Add to strained stock

22

Bring to a boil

23

Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes

24

Strain again through a sieve lined with cheesecloth