Vegetable Stock for 10-Hour Braised Lamb

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Yield:
3 quarts

This homemade vegetable stock from chef Sam Beall's "The Blackberry Farm Cookbook" is used to make his 10-Hour Braised Lamb.

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions, peeled and quartered

  • 2 medium leeks, trimmed, washed, and roughly chopped

  • 2 ribs celery, roughly chopped

  • 2 small parsnips, peeled and roughly chopped

  • 2 small white turnips, peeled and roughly chopped

  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed

  • 1 cup mushrooms or mushroom stems

  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil

  • ½ cup lightly packed fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves and stems

  • 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 10 peppercorns

  • ¼ cup white wine

  • 2 teaspoons coarse salt

  • 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place onions, leeks, celery, parsnips, turnips, garlic, and mushrooms in a large roasting pan. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coat. Transfer to oven and roast, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are lightly browned, about 45 minutes.

  2. Transfer vegetables to a large stockpot. Add 2 cups water to roasting pan and scrape up browned bits from bottom of pan; pour into stockpot. Add 10 cups water to stockpot, along with parsley, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns, wine, and salt. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to low. Partially cover pot and gently simmer stock until vegetables are very soft, 30 to 45 minutes.

  3. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Stir vinegar into stock and use immediately or cool to room temperature and transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

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