Shellfish Stock

Name: Shellfish Stock
Yield: Makes 2 litres (70 fl oz/8 cups)
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 8 peppercorns; 1 bunch tarragon; 10 tomatoes, chopped; 3 garlic cloves; 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) tomato paste (concentrated purée); 1 leek, white part only, chopped; 2 kg (4 lb 8 oz) scampi, prawn or crab shells; 1 onion, chopped; 1 celery stalk, chopped; 350 ml (12 fl oz) dry white wine; 1 thyme sprig; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Preparation info

Makes
2 litres

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Sepia

By Martin Benn

Published 2014

About

Ingredients

2 kg (4 lb 8 oz) scampi, prawn or crab shells
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Oceania
Australia
Sydney
Stock
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).

Place the shells on two roasting trays and roast for 25 minutes until evenly coloured. Smash