Craig Claiborne

Seafood Stock

Preparation info
  • Yield:

    2 quarts

    .
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking
Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

  • About

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds fish bones, preferably with head on but gills removed
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1½

Method

  1. Combine all the ingredients in a kettle. Bring to the boil. Cook the stock down until about 2 quarts of liquid are left.
  2. Cook 5 to 7 hours longer, but always keep the liquid replenished so that it remains at approximately 2