Basic Beef Stock

Name: Basic Beef Stock
Ingredients: 2 pounds shin of beef (meat and bone); 1 bouquet garni (parsley, 1 sprig thyme and 1 bay leaf); 1 bouquet garni (parsley, 1 sprig thyme and 1 bay leaf); 1 bouquet garni (parsley, 1 sprig thyme and 1 bay leaf); 1 fat clove garlic; 4–6 peppercorns; 3 quarts cold water; 2 pounds shin of veal (meat and bone); ¼ pound lean raw ham; 6 small carrots, roughly chopped and browned in butter; 6 small carrots, roughly chopped and browned in butter; 1 Spanish onion, roughly chopped and browned in butter; 1 Spanish onion, roughly chopped and browned in butter; 2 stalks celery, sliced; 1 bouquet garni (parsley, 1 sprig thyme and 1 bay leaf)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Great Dishes of the World

By Robert Carrier

Published 1963

About

Ingredients

2 pounds shin of beef (meat and bone)
2 pounds shin of veal (meat and bone)
¼

Stock
Gluten-free

Method

Bone meat, cut into large pieces and tie together. Break up the bones as finely as possible; sprinkle them with a little fat and brown them in the oven, stirring round from time to time. When they are slightly browned, put them in a large saucepan with carrots, onion, celery, bouquet garni, garlic and peppercorns, but no salt. Add cold water and bring to the boil. Skim carefully; wipe th