How To: Ham Stock

Ingredients:

the basics:
mutual frigidity water
1 large ham hock or the os leftover from a roasted ham
three carrots, cutting up
ii onions, quartered
1 large shallot, quartered
1 bunch celery, cutting up
1 caput garlic
ii tablespoons dark peppercorns
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 tablespoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon mace blades
1/2 stick cinnamon

Directions:
Place the ham, spices too the vegetables inwards a large stockpot (I purpose my lobster pot). Add H2O until the pot is nearly filled. Bring to a rolling boil. After 4-5 hours, strain into a large bowl or smaller stockpot. Cool right away yesteryear placing the bowl inwards an H2O ice filled sink. Do non refrigerate hot stock. Refrigerate the cooled stock overnight, hence skim off whatever fatty that rose to the surface. Package inwards air tight containers or freezer bags to store. I similar a mixture of ii too iv loving cup quantities.


I propose freezing whatever stock you lot don't purpose correct away. In using freezer bags, lay the bags apartment hence they freeze inwards a variety that takes upward the to the lowest degree sum of room. To defrost exactly take the block of stock from the container too house it inwards a sauce pan. Heat on depression for 3-5 minutes.

Yield: most viii quarts

My thoughts:

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