De La Salle-College of St.

Benilde
School of Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management
Professional Cooking

Title: Brown Stock Date:

Recipe #: Tested:
Yield: 1L Portion size:

Ingredients Specifications Quantity Unit

Bones veal or beef 1 kg
Water cold 1.25-1.5 L
Mirepoix:
Onion chopped 62.50 g
Carrot chopped 31.25 g
Celery chopped 31.25 g
Tomato paste see note 15.60 g
Sachet:
Bay leaf 1 pc
Thyme 1 sprig
Peppercorns 5 pcs
Parsley stem 1 pc
Cloves whole 1 pc

Procedure:
1. If bones are whole, cut into pieces 3–4 inches (8–10 cm) long with a meat saw. Do not wash.
2. Place bones in a roasting pan in a hot oven (400°F/200°C) and brown them well.
3. Remove bones from pan and place in a stockpot. Cover with water and bring to a simmer. Skim and let
stock continue to simmer.
4. Drain and reserve the fat from the roasting pan. Deglaze the pan with water and add to stockpot.
5. Toss the mirepoix with some of the reserved fat and brown well in oven.
6. Add tomato paste to mirepoix. Continue to brown until tomato paste turns a rusty brown color.
7. Add browned mirepoix, tomato product, and sachet to the stockpot.
8. Continue to simmer for required length of time, skimming surface as necessary. Veal: 6–8 hours Beef:
8–10 hours Add water as needed to keep bones covered.
9. Strain through a china cap lined with several layers of cheesecloth.
10. Cool the stock, vented, in a cold-water bath, and refrigerate.

Note:
If desired, use 62.5g tomato purée or canned tomatoes in place of the tomato paste. Add it to the browned
mirepoix and continue to brown, or add it directly to the stockpot without browning.