Brown Beef Stock

Name: Brown Beef Stock
Ingredients: large bouquet garni, including parsley stalks, bay leaf, sprigs of thyme and a sprig of tarragon; 2.3–2.7 kg beef bones, preferably with some scraps of meat on, cut into small pieces; 1 teaspoon tomato purée; 2 cloves; 10 peppercorns; 4 unpeeled cloves garlic; 4.6 litres water; 2 stalks celery, cut in 2.5cm pieces; 2 large onions, quartered; 2 large carrots, quartered

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Darina Allen's Simply Delicious Suppers

By Darina Allen

Published 2001

About

Brown beef stock is used for beef and game stews and for sauces.

Ingredients

2.3–2.7 kg beef bones, preferably with some scraps of meat on, cut into small pieces
2 large onions, quartered

Stock
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 230°C/450°F/Gas 8.

Put the bones into a roasting tin and roast for 30 minutes or until the bones are well browned.