Basic Brown Stock Recipe

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Basic Brown Stock
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Ingredients:

  • 5 -6 lbs beef bones ( veal or beef)
  • 5 -6 quarts cold water
  • 8 oz onions, chopped medium
  • 4 oz carrots, cubed medium
  • 4 oz celery, cubed medium
  • 1/8 tsp thyme
  • 1/8 tsp peppercorn
  • 1 whole clove
  • cheesecloth

Directions:

  1. Bones should be cut into 3 to 4 inch pieces.
  2. Place the bones in a roasting pan in a hot oven (400 F/200 C) and brown them well.
  3. Remove bones from pan and place in a stock pot.
  4. Cover with water and bring to a simmer.
  5. Simmer, skimming impurities from top of water as they rise.
  6. Drain and reserve the fat from the roasting pan.
  7. Deglaze* the pan with water and add to the stockpot.
  8. Mirepoix.
  9. Toss the onions, carrots and celery in some of the reserved fat, add to the roasting pan and brown well in the oven.
  10. (Browning may be done on top of the stove if desired) Add the browned mirepoix and the tomato puree to the stock pot.
  11. Continue to simmer.
  12. Prepare the sachet by placing the bay leaf, thyme, peppercons, parsley stems and whole clove in a square of cheese cloth.
  13. Tie with a string, leaving one end of the string long enough to tie to the stockpot handle.
  14. Add the sachet to the stockpot.
  15. Tie the string to the stockpot handle.
  16. Continue to simmer the stock for a total cooking time of 5-6 hours, skimming the surface as necessary.
  17. Add water as needed to keep bones covered.
  18. Strain through a china cap lined with several layers of cheesecloth.
  19. Cool the stock, vented, in a cold water bath and then refrigerate.
  20. *Todeglaze the pan, carefully add a little water to the warm pan, stirring to loosen the bits of meat and bone left in the pan.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 575.13 Kcal (2408 kJ)
Calories from fat 449.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 49.91g 77%
Cholesterol 126.39mg 42%
Sodium 111.72mg 5%
Potassium 489.57mg 10%
Total Carbs 5.39g 2%
Sugars 1.89g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.99g 4%
Protein 27.22g 54%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 6%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 3.3mg 19%
Calcium 62.1mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 102.9 Kcal (431 kJ)
Calories from fat 80.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.93g 77%
Cholesterol 22.61mg 42%
Sodium 19.99mg 5%
Potassium 87.59mg 10%
Total Carbs 0.96g 2%
Sugars 0.34g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.18g 4%
Protein 4.87g 54%
Vitamin C 0.7mg 6%
Iron 0.6mg 19%
Calcium 11.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.5
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • sugar free

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