Beef And Vegetable Stock

Ingredients

• 4 pounds shin of beef or other meats and bones
• 4 carrots
• 4 onions
• 1 turnip
• 1 small head of celery
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
• 6 cloves
• 5 pints cold water

Method

1. 1 Cut up the meat and bones and place them in a large saucepan.
2. 2 Pour 5 pints of cold water over the meat and bring to a boil, skimming as needed.
3. 3 Prepare the vegetables (carrots, onions, turnip, celery) and add them to the saucepan.
4. 4 Add the salt, peppercorns, and cloves with the vegetables.
5. 5 Cover closely and boil slowly for 4 hours.