Simple Beef Stock Recipe
If you need a flavorful liquid base for making homemade sauces and gravies, you can make this simple beef stock from scratch in just a few hours. This simple beef stock is a rich, tasty liquid, and it'll become a favorite recipe in your traditional foods kitchen!
Servings: 60 ounces
Equipment
- 1 half-sheet pan Or shallow roasting pan
- 1 Large stock pot or large Dutch oven
- 1 slotted spoon or spider strainer
- 1 Mesh strainer or colander
- 1 flour sack towel or cheesecloth
- 1 large bowl, glass or stainless steel
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 lbs beef marrow bones
- 2 stalks of celery rough chopped
- 2 carrots unpeeled and rough chopped
- 2 yellow onions unpeeled and rough chopped
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup wine or fortified wine
- 10 whole black peppercorns
- Water sufficient to deglaze the baking pan and to cover the ingredients in stockpot
Instructions
- Place bones and vegetables on a baking sheet.
- Drizzle olive oil on bones and vegetables.
- Roast bones and vegetables in a 425°F (220°C) oven for 30-45 minutes until browned.
- Transfer bones and vegetables to a stockpot.
- Add wine or fortified wine to the stockpot and add the bay leaf.
- Cooks Note: If you have not used wine or fortified wine in this recipe, add one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar or lemon juice to the stockpot.
- Deglaze the baking sheet with water and add to the stockpot.
- Bring the liquid up to a boil and immediately turn it down to the lowest setting. Skim off any foam that rises to the top.
- Cover the stockpot with a tilted lid and allow to simmer for two to three hours to allow for some evaporation and a deepening of the color of the liquid.
- Strain the stock and decant into airtight glass containers. This stock will stay fresh for one week. .
- Stored in a freezer proof container and frozen, this stock will stay fresh for two to three months.
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