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Fish Stock with Vegetables

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Newman @cook_24482739
New Zealand

I always buy my fish whole (with the heads) because the heads make a lovely fish stock which can be used for a variety of soups.

Fish Stock with Vegetables

I always buy my fish whole (with the heads) because the heads make a lovely fish stock which can be used for a variety of soups.

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Ingredients

1 hour
4 people
  1. 1 kgSnapper Fish Heads, fish off-cuts that are not eaten
  2. 1large onion
  3. 1medium parsnip
  4. 1medium carrot
  5. 1medium potato
  6. 1small celery root
  7. 4 litrescold water
  8. 4 tbspsbutter
  9. 4-6black peppercorns
  10. 1bouquet garni

Cooking Instructions

1 hour
  1. 1

    Wash fish bones well under running cold water. Snip off and discard gills from inside head if still attached, and break or cut all the bones into small pieces.

  2. 2

    Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat and sauté the onion, parsnip, carrot, potato, and celery root until they start to soften, this should take about 7 minutes. Add the fish heads and off-cuts, water, salt, peppercorns, and bouquet garni and heat to boiling. Reduce the heat to low and simmer gently, partially covered for 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Drain the stock through a colander lined with cheesecloth into another large pot, pressing and squashing the ingredients to extract the juices.

  4. 4

    In the original pot add the strained stock. Return to heat and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Boil until stock is reduced to about 6 cups, about 20 minutes. Use stock immediately or cool quickly in an ice bath and store up to 3 days in the refrigerator or 6 months in the freezer.

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