Bunyan's Killer Beef Stock

Name: Bunyan's Killer Beef Stock
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 lb beef or veal bones (i use short ribs); 1 large onion, quartered (no need to peel it); 2 large carrots, quartered (no need to peel it); 4 ribs of celery, leaves and all, quartered; 1 clove garlic, peeled and smashed; 1 c tomato paste; 1 c good dry red wine; 8 whole peppercorns; 4 sprig(s) parsely, stem and all; 2 sprig(s) fresh thyme, stem and all; 1 bay leaves; 3 whole cloves; 5 qt cold water

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By Paul Bushay
@chefbunyan

I make my own stocks for soups they are INFINATELY better the canned or boxed stuff

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

8 Hr

Method:

Stove Top

Ingredients

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8 lb

beef or veal bones (i use short ribs)
1 large

onion, quartered (no need to peel it)
2 large

carrots, quartered (no need to peel it)
4

ribs of celery, leaves and all, quartered
1 clove

garlic, peeled and smashed
1 c

tomato paste
1 c

good dry red wine
8

whole peppercorns
4 sprig(s)

parsely, stem and all
2 sprig(s)

fresh thyme, stem and all
1

bay leaves
3 whole

cloves
5 qt

cold water

How to Make Bunyan's Killer Beef Stock

Step-by-Step

Add the tomato paste to the bones in a large stockpot or dutch oven
Stir to coat the bones well
Roast in a 400 degree oven for an hour
Take em outta the oven
Add the wine
Stir to deglaze the pot
Add the veggies, herbs, peppercorns, cloves, and the water
Bring this up to a rolling boil on top of the stove
Then turn the burner down to the lowest simmer possible
Simmer slowly for 8 hours
Strain in a cheesecloth lined colander
Let the strained stock cool to room temperature
Put it in tightly sealed mason jars and stash in the fridge. (keeps for a week)or use it to make Bunyan's Diabetic Mega Beefy Veggie Beef Soup. You should get a yield of 1gallon of stock