Ingredients
- 6 lbs. meaty beef soup bones (marrow, shank, neck, or arm
- 1 large onion
- 3 large carrots
- ½ cup water
- 2 stalks celery (include some leaves)
- 1 large tomato
- ½ cup parsnips, (trimmings and cores
- ½ cup potato peelings
- 8 whole black peppercorns
- 4 sprigs parsley (including stems)
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- 2 teaspoons dried thyme, crushed
- 2 cloves garlic
- 12 cups water
Method
Preheat oven to 450∞. Slice onion.
Chop scrubbed celery and carrots into 1-inch chunks.
In a large shallow roasting pan place soup bones, onion, and carrots. Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until the bones are well browned, turning occasionally. Drain off fat.
Place the browned bones, onion, and carrots in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Pour Ω cup water into the roasting pan and rinse. Pour this liquid into soup pot. Add celery, tomato, parsnips, potato parings, peppercorns, parsley, bay leaf, salt, thyme, and garlic. Add the 12 cups water.
Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 hours.
Strain stock. Discard meat, vegetables, and seasonings.
To clarify stock for clear soup: In order to remove solid flecks that are too small to be strained out with cheesecloth, combine º cup cold water, 1 egg white, and 1 crushed eggshell. Add to strained stock. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Strain again through a sieve lined with cheesecloth.
Categories
Beef, Soups
Keywords
Beef, Stock
Basic Beef Stock. To import, drag image to your MacGourmet recipe box.