Homemade Shellfish Stock
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Recipe type: Base
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Weight Watchers Info: 0 PointsPlus
Ingredients
  • Shells and Tails from 2 lbs of shrimp, or 1 lb of shrimp plus a lobster tail
  • ½ Sweet or brown onion, quartered, ends and skin removed (original called for ¼ cup chopped onion)
  • 2 Celery stalks, chopped (original called for ¼ cup chopped)
  • 1 Lemon, sliced
  • 3 Bay leaves (original called for 2 fresh leaves, I used 3 dry)
  • 3 Sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 Tsp peppercorns
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to a pot or large (original recipe said 2 qt) saucepan
  2. Cover with cold water (I used 10 cups, original recipe used 6-8)
  3. Bring to boil, reduce heat to low simmer
  4. Simmer for an hour
  5. Strain stock into another container
  6. My version made 6 cups of stock
Recipe by The Taste Place at https://www.thetasteplace.com/homemade-shellfish-stock-perfect-for-chowders-bisques-and-etouffee/