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The Best Seafood Stock
How to make fantastic seafood stock for your seafood based soups, risottos and more! Save and freeze your shellfish shells to use in this recipe!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 5 cups
Calories: 73 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-5 cups shellfish shells (shrimp, lobster, etc.)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion skin on chopped
- 2 medium carrots roughly chopped
- 2 medium celery stalks roughly sliced
- 3 large garlic cloves smashed
- 4 cups water
- one ml bottle clam juice
- one ounce can tomato paste
- 1/4-1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 prigs fresh thyme
- 1 teaspoons peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4-5 prigs fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large stockpot over medium heat, heat the oil. Add in the shellfish shells, onions, carrots, and celery and saute for 10-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- Add in the garlic and cook 3-4 more minutes until fragrant - you are cooking smashed whole cloves so brown the outside.
- Stir in the water, clam juice, tomato paste, wine, bay leaf, thyme and parsely. Add in peppercorns then salt.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour.
- Cool a small spoonful and then taste and see if you need to add more salt. Remove from the heat and strain though a mesh sieve.
- Store in the fridge for 2-3 days or freeze in portions in freezer safe containers for up to 6 months.
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Notes
- the white wine gives this a nice bite, but as long as you use the clam juice this doesn't have to have wine in it for flavor
- start with a small amount of salt, then taste-test AFTER you have boiled the shellfish shells
Nutrition Information
Calories
73kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
29mg
(1%)
Potassium
107mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
4190IU
(84%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 73
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 73kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 29mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 107mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 4190IU | 84% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.