Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F)' and roast the bones in a pan for about half an hour, until browned'.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenBaking pan
💡Roasting is what gives the stock its dark color and deep meaty flavor.
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Transfer the bones to a large pot, along with the juices in the pan.
Large pot
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Add the water and the onion, carrot, celery, bay leaves and peppercorns, and bring to a boil.
Stove
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'Skim off the foam. 'Turn down' the heat to very low' and simmer' only very gently' 6–8 hours.
⚙ SimmeringStove
💡Skim off the foam that rises at the start of cooking: it's proteins that cloud the stock.
💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
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Strain through a fine strainer and let cool.
Fine sieve
144calories
12 gprotein
5 gcarbs
8 gfat
● protein 35%● carbs 15%● fat 50%
Per serving (750 g), of 4 servings
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Peppercorns: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Peppercorns →
Water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Water →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Large pot· Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Fine sieve· Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
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⚙️ What you can change
Possible additions: Leek · onion · carrot · Celeriac · Celery stalks · Parsley root · Bunch of parsley · garlic · Bay leaves · Black peppercorns · Thyme · Vinegar · salt · Oil for brushing · Tomato paste on the bones · Rosemary · Salt and pepper at the end