Basic Broth (Brodo Di Carne Mista)

Recipe Cuisine: Italian
Recipe Category: Italian
Recipe Serves: 2

Recipes Ingredients:

1 lg Onion
2 lg Carrots
1 lb Chicken necks and wings
1/2 sm Celery root (about 3 1/4 oz)
1/2 lb Beef short ribs
1 md Bunch flat-leaf parsley
1/2 lb Veal bones
-(about 3 oz)
1 tb Salt
4 md Garlic cloves
2 Celery sticks
4 Balck peppercorns

Recipe Instructions:

PREPARATION and COOKING: Adjust Oven rack to high position and heat the broiler. Peel and halve the onion and broil until charred; set aside. Remove fat from Chicken parts and Beef ribs. Put them and Veal bones in a 6-quart Soup Kettle with salt and 4 quarts of cold water. Slowly bring to a boil. Halve the celery and carrots, quarter the celery root; add them to the Soup Kettle along with the remaining ingredients and simmer for 3 1/2 to 4 hours, skimming frequently until stock reduces to 2 quarts. Strain broth, discarding solids. (Can cool, cover, and refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 1 month.) Makes 2 quarts [COOKS; Jan/Feb P38 ] Posted by Fred Peters.