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Fish stock

Fish Stock

Paul Hegeman
4.91 from 117 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Stock
Cuisine French
Servings 3 liters/quarts

Ingredients
 
 

  • 2 kilograms fish bones and/or fish heads
  • 2 onions
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 carrots peeled, roughly chopped
  • 3 bay Leaves
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 1 lemon
  • cold water

Instructions
 

  • Place all the ingredients in a large pot and cover with water.
  • Bring it all to the boil.
  • Once boiling immediately reduce to a simmer.
  • Simmer for 1 hour.
  • Occasionally skim the foam off that accumulates on top and discard.
  • Strain the stock.
  • Discard the solids.
  • Strain the stock through a fine strainer to remove any fine solid particles.
  • The stock is now ready to use as required.
  • Or it can be portioned and frozen for later use (up to 2 months)
  • Or it can be kept in the refrigerator for 2 days.

Notes

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