Cheater's fish stock
4 1/2 cups
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | small | Onion; minced |
| 1 | medium | Carrot; peeled and minced |
| 2 | Celery ribs; minced | |
| 8 | Parsley stems; chopped | |
| 1 | cup | Dry white wine |
| 3 | 8-oz bottles clam juice | |
| 3 | cups | Water |
| 1 | Dried chili pepper | |
| 2 | larges | Bay leaves |
| 8 | Black peppercorns | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Dried thyme |
| 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
Directions
Bring all the ingredients to a boil; simmer to blend flavors (no skimming necessary), about 30 minutes. Strain through cheesecloth, pressing solids with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. Use in place of regular fish stock.
Note: clam juice is extremely salty, so don't add salt to the base until after you've brought the doctored clam juice and base to a simmer.
Cook's Illustrated Nov/Dec 94
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 12-20-94