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The star of our beef barley soup is a rich, intensely flavored beef stock. We were able to make a from-scratch stock in about 2 1/2 hours thanks to a lot of browned beef (we preferred shank) and a few ...

Some people have skeletons in their closet. I have bones in my freezer. It’s time to stock up on stock, and that’s where the bones come in. Stock is perhaps the biggest trade secret of professional ...

The easiest thing in the world to make is beef stock; just save whatever meat bones you have and freeze them. When you have about five or six, place them on a lightly oiled rimmed baking sheet and add ...

If you’ve ever caught yourself standing in the soup aisle at the grocery store skeptically eyeing the Tetra Pak of beef bone broth—which costs, say, $10 for a scant 16 ounces—maybe you’ve wondered how ...

This rich, long-simmered beef bone broth is terrific when used as stock in recipes, but is just as satisfying and delicious enough when enjoyed straight from a mug, gently warmed and topped with a bit ...

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