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Basic Beef Stock

SUBMITTED BY: Wolverine

"Rich, hearty beef stock."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 19 stars. This recipe average a 4.6 star rating.
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PREP TIME  15 Min
COOK TIME  5 Hrs 45 Min
READY IN  6 Hrs
Original recipe yield 8 cups

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 6 pounds beef soup bones
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 large carrots
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 stalks celery, including some leaves
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsnip
  • 1/2 cup cubed potatoes
  • 8 whole black peppercorns
  • 4 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 12 cups water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Slice onion. Chop scrubbed celery and carrots into 1-inch chunks. In a large shallow roasting pan place soup bones, onion, and carrots. Bake, uncovered, about 30 minutes or until the bones are well browned, turning occasionally.
  2. Drain off fat. Place the browned bones, onion, and carrots in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Pour 1/2 cup water into the roasting pan and rinse. Pour this liquid into soup pot. Add celery, tomato, parsnips, potato parings, peppercorns, parsley, bay leaf, salt, thyme, and garlic. Add the 12 cups water.
  3. Bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 5 hours. Strain stock. Discard meat, vegetables, and seasonings.
  4. To clarify stock for clear soup: In order to remove solid flecks that are too small to be strained out with cheesecloth, combine 1/4 cup cold water, 1 egg white, and 1 crushed eggshell. Add to strained stock. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Strain again through a sieve lined with cheesecloth.

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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2004 by LINDA MCLEAN
This is definitely the way to make a good beef stock. The only change I made was to roast the... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 9, 2004 by CINDY
Made this recipe using my Nesco roaster and am very happy with the result. This is a very easy... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2005 by Gumby
Very good tasting beef stock. It is very time consuming and lots of work, but definitly worth... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2006 by Debbie
This is, by far, the best beef stock I have ever made. It was simple to make, and I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2006 by I peddle blooms
Amazing! My first attemp at homemade stock. This recipe wasn't complicated at all and great... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2008 by Zaya
i've made my own beef-bone stock for yrs, but never thought to roast the bones until i... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2008 by Susanna
I used whatever tired old veggies I had in the fridge, as well as whatever beef bones, old... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 10, 2008 by IVOIRIENNE
Marvelous! Such a wonderful, easy thing to make. I left out the parsnips, because I never... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2008 by Mike E
Great Recipe... I Just bought regular beef bones from my local Meat Market and it worked out... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2008 by Jrhome