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- Skill Level: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
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Can be made ahead of time.
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Basic Stock
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Yield : 1 quart of Basic Stock
Ingredients
- About 2 quarts cold water
- Vegetable trimmings from the recipe(s) you are serving, or 1 medium onion, unpeeled and quartered 1 large clove garlic, unpeeled and quartered 1 rib celery
- Bones and any excess meat (excluding livers) from meat or poultry, or shells or carcasses from seafood, used in the recipe(s) you’re cooking, or:
For Fowl and Game Stocks:
- 1½ to 2 pounds backs, necks and/or bones from chickens, guinea hens, ducks, geese, rabbits, etc.
For Beef or Turtle Stocks:
- 1½ to 2 pounds beef shank (preferred) or other beef or turtle bones
For Pork Stock:
- 1½ to 2 pounds pork neck bones (preferred) or other pork bones
Directions
If desired, you can first roast meat bones and vegetables at 350°F until thoroughly browned. Then use them to make your basic stock. (When you brown the bones and vegetables, the natural sugar in both caramelizes on the surface, which gives the stock a fuller taste and adds color when it dissolves in the stock water.)
Always start with cold water—enough to cover the other stock ingredients. Place all ingredients in a stock pot or a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, then gently simmer at least 4 hours, preferably 8 (unless directed otherwise in a recipe), replenishing the water as needed to keep about 1 quart of liquid in the pan. The pot may be uncovered or set a lid on it askew. Strain, cool and refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
Remember that if you are short on time, using a stock simmered 20 to 30 minutes is far better than using just water in any recipe.
© 1984 Paul Prudhomme
Note from Cookstr's Editors
Nutritional information is based on 8 servings for Fowl and Game Stock.
Nutritional Information
Nutrients per serving
10 kcal
1 % daily value
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17 mg
1 mg
0 g
0 g
0 g
0 g
5 mg
5 mg
0 g
1 g
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