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Beef Stock
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 3 hr 45 min
- Servings 6
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef shank cross cuts or soup bones
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, if desired
- 6 cups cold water
- 1 medium carrot, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium stalk celery with leaves, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion, chopped (1/3 cup)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 5 black peppercorns
- 3 whole cloves
- 3 sprigs fresh parsley
- 1 dried bay leaf
Instructions
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Step1Remove marrow from centers of bones. In 4-quart Dutch oven or stockpot, melt marrow over low heat until hot, or heat 2 tablespoons oil. Cook beef shanks in marrow or oil over medium heat until brown on both sides.
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Step2Add water; heat to boiling. Skim foam from broth. Stir in remaining ingredients; heat to boiling. Skim foam from broth; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 3 hours.
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Step3Remove beef from broth. Cool beef about 10 minutes or just until cool enough to handle. Strain broth through fine strainer; discard vegetables and seasonings.
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Step4Remove beef from bones. Cut beef into 1/2-inch pieces. Skim fat from broth. Use broth and beef immediately, or cover and refrigerate broth and beef in separate containers up to 24 hours or freeze up to 6 months.
Nutrition
120
Calories
3g
Total Fat
20g
Protein
2g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cup
- Calories
- 120
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 260mg
- 7%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2g
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 20g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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