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Fish Stock
Paul Hegeman
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
10
minutes
mins
Course
Stock
Cuisine
French
Servings
3
liters/quarts
Ingredients
US Customary
Metric
1x
2x
3x
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.
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