Omelet wrote:
> In article >, Tracy >
> wrote:
>
>> So, I finally made beef stock for the first time. It came out awesome.
>>
>> http://i40.tinypic.com/2jdjm6p.jpg
>>
>> Not the greatest picture - I used my cell phone.
>
> Not a bad pic at all for a cellphone! <g>
> Good looking stock. I personally love a good beef stock for french
> onion soup.
>
>> I followed a recipe on allrecipes.com.
>>
>> http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Basic-B...ck/Detail.aspx
>>
>> I mostly followed the recipe except for the potatoes and the parsnips- I
>> just decided not to put them in. I also brushed the beef with a bit
>> of tomato paste- something I saw in some other recipes.
>>
>> When I was in the grocery store with the DH he gave me a hard time about
>> buying six dollars worth of bones for my "project". Granted, it is not
>> cheaper to make it yourself, but it certainly tastes better than canned
>> - by about a million miles.
>>
>> I will definitely make it again, and again.
>>
>> I'll freeze some as cubes and the rest will be used for French onion soup.
>>
>> Tracy
>
> <lol> See above! We think alike. :-d

The problem is the DH is not a fan of French onion soup, so I will make
it when he isn't around.
Actually, now that I think about it, I could make the soup and freeze it
in containers and make MYSELF a bowl when I want.

-Tracy
(not sure why I didn't think of this before I put the stock in the freezer)