Beef stock is a good base for beef casseroles and hearty stews.
It is also a good base for Minestrone soup and many Asian dishes. Place the beef bones in a hot oven for 15 minutes, then cook as per the recipe.
Cooking the bones in the oven enhances the meaty flavour and gives you a well rounded, tasty stock!
How to Make Beef Stock
Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
Course: SoupsCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+
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2
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
4
hoursTotal time
4
hours15
minutes
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Ingredients
12 cups Water
1 tsp salt and pepper
2 celery stalks-chopped
1 Onion-chopped
1 Carrot-chopped
2.5 kilos Beef soup bones
1 large Tomato-chopped
.5 cup Potatoes-chopped into cubes
1 Bay leaves
2 Garlic cloves-chopped
Directions
- In a pot, add in water and start to heat. Add all the ingredients in.
- Then, turn the heat down to let the stock simmer.
- Simmer for approximately four hours (or in the slow cooker on high for eight hours).
- Make sure to check several times during cooking and skim the ‘scum’ off the top and discard.
- Grab a large container with a lid.
- Put a strainer on top and pour the stock through it. Strain well.
- Discard all the ingredients remaining in the strainer.
- Cool the mixture down.
- Allow the stock to cool to room temperature before placing in the fridge.
Clare Whitfield
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Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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