Category
Soups
Servings
1 1/2 liters aprox
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Fish stock is an ingredient used in a variety of seafood recipes. Among the most important, we can find rice based recipes, like paella, soups, sauces and many more. You can prepare fish stock ahead of time and keep it in the fridge, so that you can warm it up just moments before starting to cook your recipe.
Ingredients
- 1-2 fish head + their ribs (not including the viscera)
- Some shrimp heads
- Two or three squid tails
- 1 large onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 zucchini
- 2 carrots
- 1 celery root + some branches
- 1 small dill mallet
- 1 small parsley branch
- 1 small branch of rosemary
- 1 small branch of fresh thyme
- 2 medium bay leaves
- Two spoons of olive oil
- Salt in flakes
- Black pepper in grains
Directions
- Thoroughly wash the fish heads, the fish bones and the shrimp head and shells, paying special attention to removing all traces of viscera and blood.
Cut onion, garlic, zucchini, carrots and celery in big pieces and reserve. Make a bouquet with the herbs and tie it with kitchen thread.
On a cutting board and, supporting yourself with a wide knife, mash the pepper until it breaks into small pieces and set aside.
In a stir frying pan, sauté onion and garlic until crystallized. Add the seafood and sauté well, until they change color. Add the vegetables, herbs and pepper and immediately cover with enough boiling water (approximately two and a half liters).
Let it cook over medium heat for at least 30-45 minutes, cleaning and discarding the foam on the surface when needed.
Strain the stock through the sieve.
Note: This stock can be stored for 3 days in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
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