Rich Beef Stock

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 lbs beef bones
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 1/2 cups stout beer (such as guiness)
• 10 peppercorns
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 16 cups water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 place beef in a shallow roasting pan and roast 20 minutes or until browned.
• 3 remove from oven and turn bones over. brush with tomato paste and add veggies.
• 4 return to oven and roast for 40 minutes.
• 5 place bones and veggies into a large stock pot.
• 6 deglaze the pan with stout, scaping up the browned bits.
• 7 put mixture into the pot and add water, peppercorns, bay leaf. season with salt.
• 8 bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. skim off skum as it rises to the top. cook for 3 hours.
• 9 strain stock and discard the bones. refridgerate over night and skim off fat that rises to the top.