Smoked Organic Beef Bone Broth
Ingredients:
- 1-1.5 pound of organic grass fed beef shank
- 2 fresh carrots, chopped
- 4 small stocks of celery, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 small can of tomato paste
- 1/2 cup of red wine
- 8 cups of warm water
- pepper corns, thyme
1. First smoke a beef shank. This one is certified organic Black Angus Beef from Clear Creek Farms.
2. Smoke for about 3 hrs at 200 F. If you don't have a smoker you can roast it in foil or in a deep roasting pan.
3. Heat up a Dutch oven or a medium size stock pot.
4. Add your organic beef bone, and mirepoix (carrots, celery, and onion).
5. Allow to sweat on medium heat stirring once or twice, roasting vegetables and releasing some flavour.
6. Add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, and continue to simmer for 3-5 minutes before cooking the paste out a bit in the process. Add a splash of red wine and deglaze pot before adding 8 cups of warm water, few pepper corns and 3 sprigs of thyme.
7. Simmer for 5 hrs, strain and cool over ice before refrigerating. Once cool peel off excess fat, (compost this or throw in garbage; do not pour down the drain).
8. Reheat and enjoy as is, with noodles, or in a soup. You could also freeze this Beef Bone Broth and use for gravy in the future.
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