Basic Brown Stock

Name: Basic Brown Stock
Ingredients: 7 pounds beef marrow bones sawed into 2-inch pieces; 8 ounces tomato paste; 2 cups chopped onions; 1 cup chopped celery; 1 cup chopped carrot; 2 cups dry red wine; 1 bouquet garni; Salt and pepper; 8 quarts of water

9 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

7 pounds beef marrow bones sawed into 2-inch pieces
8 ounces tomato paste
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped carrot
2 cups dry red wine
1 bouquet garni
Salt and pepper
8 quarts of water

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place the bones in a roasting pan and roast for 1 hour.
2

Remove the bones from the oven and brush with the tomato paste.
3

In a mixing bowl, combine the onions, carrots, and celery together.
4

Lay the vegetables over the bones and return to the oven.
5

Roast for 30 minutes.
6

Remove from the oven and drain off any fat.
7

Place the roasting pan over the stove and deglaze the pan with the red wine, using a wooden spoon, scraping the bottom of the pan for browned particles.
8

Put everything into a large stockpot.
9

Add the bouquet garni and season with salt.
10

Add the water.
11

Bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
12

Simmer the stock for 4 hours, skimming regularly.
13

Remove from the heat and strain through a china cap.