Fish Stock

Summary

Yield
Servings
Prep time45 minutes
Region

Description

This is ubiquitous and easy, far easier than white or brown stock, and very handy to keep in the freezer. 

The main difference is in the aspic; chicken, veal, and beef stock simmer for hours with the bones slowly giving up their rich gelatinous goodness. Fish bones are light; in half an hour they've given up what they're going to give up. And this stock is the base for a number of excellent French sauces!

Ingredients

12ozSmelts
4ozShrimp (shell on)

Instructions

Put the smelts and the shrimp into a quart of cold water. Bring it to a light boil, then back off the heat to maintain a steady simmer for 30 minutes. Strain into a lean jar and freeze.

Notes

Fish heads and "frames" from white fish are best if you can get them, but that's harder and harder these days.
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