Basic Brown Stock
- 7 Pound Beef bones; sawed 2 pieces
- 6 Ounce Tomato paste ; (1 can)
- 2 Cup Chopped onions
- 1 Cup Chopped celery
- 1 Cup Chopped carrots
- 2 Cup Claret wine
- 20 Peppercorns
- 5 Garlic cloves; peeled
- 5 Bay leaves
- 1 Teaspoon Dried leaf thyme
- Salt; to taste
- 1 1/2 Gallon Water
Instructions:
For this basic stock first you have to preheat the oven to 400 degrees, than  place the bones on a roasting pan and roast them for 1 hour.
- Remove from the oven and brush with the tomato paste.
- Lay the vegetables over the bones.
- Return to the oven and roast for 30 minutes.
- Place the pan on the stove and deglaze with the wine, scraping the bottom of the pan for browned particles.
- Put this mixture in a large stock pot.
- Add the peppercorns, garlic, and herbs. Season with salt.
- Add the water and bring the liquid up to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook for 4 hours.
- Remove from the heat and skim off any fat that has risen to the surface.
- Strain the liquid and discard the bones.
- This recipe yields 1/2 gallon of stock