Basic Meat Stock

11 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 lb. veal or beef bones
  • oil
  • 2 large carrots
  • 2 celery stalks
  • 1 onion, cut in half (with skin left on) and stuck with 3 cloves
  • 2 qt. cold water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt
  • peppercorns
  • pinch of leaf thyme, crumbled
  • 3 Tbsp. tomato puree

Directions

  1. 1
    Rub the veal or beef bones with oil; place in a 400° oven for 20 minutes.
  2. 2
    Rub the carrots, celery and onion with oil.
  3. 3
    Roast everything for 20 minutes, until it is a rich, dark brown.
  4. 4
    Remove from the oven.
  5. 5
    Place in a pot with the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil.
  6. 6
    Skim off foam; simmer 3 to 4 hours to reduce by one-third.
  7. 7
    Strain and freeze.

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