Easiest Way to Make Appetizing Soup Base - Beef, Chicken, Lamb Or Pork

Soup Base - Beef, Chicken, Lamb Or Pork.

You can have Soup Base - Beef, Chicken, Lamb Or Pork using 4 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Soup Base - Beef, Chicken, Lamb Or Pork

1. It's 1 lb of Beef, chicken, lamb or pork bones..
2. You need 3 tbsp of Sea salt - you can use any edible salt here but if you use iodized salt use a little less..
3. It's 4 quart of Filtered water.
4. Prepare 2 tbsp of Rendered animal fat or butter - if necessary.

Soup Base - Beef, Chicken, Lamb Or Pork step by step

1. I get my bones from asian markets typically. They are prevalent in my area and always have a good selection. And they are way cheaper then a typical supermarket that may not even have bone scraps. I always get some with extra fat so I can render it off in the oven first because baking or frying with it is pure delicious magic. For beef and pork I like to get knee bones. Lamb I like to use leg and neck bones. Chicken is a little trickier: I use a combo of bones that I've kept from other dishes. I rinse them off and freeze them till I have enough to make a batch. I'll add chicken feet to the mix as well. They have a little fat and a lot of flavor..
2. Using some animal fat or butter, brown the bones over medium high heat (if you already browned them in the oven you can skip this step)..
3. Add 2 quarts water and reduce till you can see the bones..
4. Add the rest of the water and reduce again until the bones become uncovered. Now if you are like me and want to get the most nutrition out of your food. You can continue this process several more times and the bones will dissolve releasing their calcium and other goodness that will also enrich the overall flavor. I do this all the time at home..
5. Once you can see the bones again strain the liquid into another smaller pot using a sieve or colander with cheese cloth to get all the particulate out..
6. Continue to reduce until liquid becomes thick and syrup in consistency..
7. Remove from heat and let cool a while before storing in a glass jar. It will keep for at least 2 months in the fridge. I use mine a lot for soups and sauces. So I never tried to keep it longer than that. But I suppose it could last up to 6 months so long as its kept refrigerated..