Category "stock"

Are there any benefits in refrigerating stock before using it?

I'm at the tail end of cooking a chicken stock and was planning to use a small portion of it in a marsala sauce later in the evening. Every chicken stock recipe

Does this tool exist? Perforated disc for making stock [closed]

There's a piece of kitchen equipment (described below) that I frequently find myself wanting, but I can't find any sign that any such thing ac

What can I use in place of shiitake mushrooms?

I would like to know what can I use instead of dried Shiitake mushroom for stock/broth making, a small deviation from the original flavour is acceptable but ple

What are the chemical contents of beef stock? [closed]

I am familiar with the average beef stock recipe. After the liquid is strained, what are its chemical contents, exactly? Is it just water + de

Are there any health risks when making vegetable stock from kitchen leftovers?

I have seen, that many people use kitchen scraps for making broth (eg. onion root and scraps) or that they just crush garlic, but still keep it in its skin or t

Can I approximate stock using gelatin, MSG and water?

From looking at different sources about stocks and broths, I understood that the main goal of simmering the bones for a long time is to extract as much gelatin

Timing Stock/Broth Perfectly

I have been experimenting with different methods and I am trying to find the perfect extraction time for each of the elements of my stock. I first noticed this

What happens when you reduce stock all the way?

If you have fully filtered stock or broth, and you boil it until all of the liquid evaporates; what would you be left with. If you boiled only until a bit befor

Why remove the vegetables from vegetable stock? [duplicate]

Most meat stock is based on boiling bones, so it's not hard to imagine why you'd want to remove the bones before using the stock. Vegetable st

Are there negative effects of freezing clarified stock?

I have clarified some chicken stock using the ice filtration method. Are there any negative effects to re-freezing this newly clarified stock (such as becoming

Can I add body to vegan stock with carrageenan?

Carrageenan, a seaweed extract, is used frequently in vegan cheese and other vegan and vegetarian preparations as a thickening agent. However, I have never seen

Stock vs Broth - What's the difference in usage?

I've now learned (from this site) that broth and stock are not the same product (see this great answer). So, in any given scenario, why should one use stock r

Alternative to fish stock

My wife has a strange variation of the common seafood allergy; rather than being allergic to shellfish, she can only eat shellfish but reacts badly to finfish (

Infuse flavor into dry-mushroom broth

Specifically porcini powder, may occasionally add other dried mushrooms. Epicurious simmers dry porcini uncovered one hour; NYT just 30min. Both include veg whi

What to do with juices from roasting pork [closed]

I cook a few kilograms of pork loin at one time, and I get a considerable amount of juice. It's liquid while it's hot, and it's gel when it's

Are “stockpots” concentrated stock packs in the refrigerated section of the supermarket?

Will mass-produced stockpots (gelled stock concentrate) be found in the refrigerated section of the supermarket or in the section where stock cubes are?

How close is the liquid in canned vegetables to vegetable stock?

My mother taught me to never throw away the liquid in canned vegetables. She says that is the basis of a good soup or sauce. The both of use that liquid as one

Is there a maximum cooking temperature for chicken stock (when making it)?

I've heard that you should not let chicken stock get over 170 oF because it will “allow bitter flavors into the stock” or something like that. But l

Can you add vinegar to chicken stock while making it to get calcium from the bones into the stock?

I got this tip from my mother, she says it helps bring calcium into the stock and break down the bones so the marrow can come out. It seems like it would change

Homemade yeast extract from vegetable stock for nutritional properties

I am a huge fan of drinking marmite, partly because of the vitamins it offers, as I am a vegan. However, the price of it is quite high and up until recently I w