Meaty Beef Stock for Borscht
Yield: Makes about 3 quarts
Ingredients
- 3 pounds of beef short ribs
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 quarts water
- 2 carrots, cut into large chunks
- 3 to 4 ribs celery, cut into large chunks
- 2 onions, peel left on and quartered
- 3 to 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 tomatoes, cut into chunks
- 2 to 3 sprigs each of thyme, rosemary and parsley
- 3 allspice berries
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
In a large pot, brown the ribs on all sides in a little oil. Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer gently for 2 hours. Strain the stock. Strip the meat from the bones and add back to the stock.
You may remove the excess fat from the surface of the stock by either skimming with a ladle, using a fat separator or you may place the stock in the refrigerator overnight and remove the solid fat layer that rises to the top. You can store the stock in the refrigerator for several days or if you are not going to use it within that period, you may freeze it.
Notes
This beef stock recipe was created for Elizabeth Tatarinoff's Winter Borscht.
Recipe by , PCC Chef
Source: Recipe developed by Lynne Vea Source: Demonstrated on KING 5's "Gardening with Ciscoe" show, which aired on January 16, 2010. Adapted from a recipe by Elizabeth Tatarinoff.
ABOUT OUR CHEF: Lynne Vea
Lynne Vea is a graduate of the Executive Chef Program at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris and has been cooking with PCC Natural Markets since 2001. Featured on King-5’s "Gardening with Ciscoe," she demonstrates easy and delicious recipes using seasonal ingredients.
Lynne is an admired PCC Cooks instructor, teaching a variety of popular PCC Cooks classes throughout the year.
She loves to collect old cookbooks, hunt for wild berries, and cook seven-course dinners where the guests are encouraged to dance and cavort between courses.
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