Another Homemade Beef Stock Recipe

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 lbs beef or 5 lbs veal bones, cut into small pieces
• 3/4 lb onion, coarsely chopped
• 6 ounces carrots, coarsely chopped
• 6 ounces celery, coarsely chopped
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 4 whole peppercorns
• water

Recipe

• 1 in a stockpot, cover the bones with cold water, bring to a simmer.
• 2 drain off the water and rinse the bones until the water runs clear.
• 3 after rinsing, add 3 quarts of water to the bones, then the onion, carrots, celery, bay leaves, and peppercorns.
• 4 simmer for at least 7 hours, never allowing the liquid to boil – this may be done in a crockpot, if you like.
• 5 strain through a medium mesh.
• 6 discard the solids, cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold.