Food & Cooking Recipes Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes Homemade Beef Stock Be the first to rate & review! By Greg Lofts Greg Lofts Website Greg is the deputy food editor for Martha Stewart Living. Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 14, 2021 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jenny Huang Yield: 3 quarts Homemade beef stock lends rich complexity to our French Onion Soup recipe. Make it the day ahead—you'll have plenty left over to freeze and use in recipes for hearty stews and spicy chilis. Ingredients 5 pounds mixed beef bones, such as marrow, neck, and oxtail 1 pound beef chuck (or other stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces) 3 carrots, peeled 1 large onion, skin on, halved Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling 2 celery stalks, plus a handful of inner leaves 1 teaspoon black peppercorns 2 thyme sprigs 6 parsley sprigs Directions Preheat oven to 425°F. In a roasting pan, combine beef bones, stew meat, carrots, and onion. Drizzle with oil, tossing to evenly coat, and spread in a single layer. Roast, turning everything once halfway through, until meat is browned on all sides, about 45 minutes. Transfer bones, meat, and vegetables to a stockpot. Place roasting pan over two burners, add 1/2 cup water, and bring to a boil, scraping browned bits from bottom; transfer mixture to stockpot. Add enough water to pot to cover meat and vegetables by about 2 inches (5 to 6 quarts). Bring to a boil, skimming foam and impurities from surface. Add celery stalks and leaves, peppercorns, thyme, and parsley sprigs. Reduce heat to medium-low and gently simmer, uncovered, until mixture is darkened and reduced slightly, and bones have released their marrow, 8 to 12 hours. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve (line it with cheesecloth for clearest possible stock). Let stand until fat rises to surface, then skim it from stock with a spoon. Freeze fat to use in place of oil or schmaltz in savory dishes. Stock can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week, or frozen up to 6 months. Cook's Notes To remove the fat without skimming, refrigerate stock until it floats to the top and solidifies, then lift it off with a spoon. Rate it Print