Most of the bones we had cut up as dog bones but some I kept for stock.
Over the weekend I used up the last of the bones to make beef stock.
I like to make my stock after roasting the bones in the oven first until they are very dark. Only then to I put them in a stockpot with carrots, onions, celery and herbs.
I usually have my stock on the stove top for the entire day so that I can get a nice concentrated batch.
This time I ended up with 5 litres which I packed in to takeaway containers and froze. It joins the chicken stock in the freezer and will last us quite a while as we do not use beef stock that often.
How do you use beef stock?
It takes us all year to eat one beast! I use stock in everything, it adds so much flavour. Curry, casserole, roast, stir fry, soup.....
ReplyDeleteI hear that beef stock is used in French Onion soup, maybe you could give that a try next time it is a soup weather day.
ReplyDeleteWe are expecting to share half a beast with hubby's parent's soon. Our steer raised on their farm (more water there). Don't now how we will fit it in the freezer! I can imagine eating a whole animal would be quite a chore!!
ReplyDeleteI can only think of soup -- and that's too much thinkin in this heat! cheers Wendy
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