Non-chicken Stock Recipes?

[babywearer_anon]

I've been making chicken stock for years. (Love it).

Now I'd like to branch out and make beef, etc.

ANy good recipes to share?  (This is probably already in this forum if i do some searching :)

Specifically I'm wondering about crock pot recipes.  And also if you use vinegar, how long you cook it. Amount of bones needed, straining it (or not), and other ingredients that you might add.

But I also have a gigantic stock pot, which is nice to make a large amount at one time and then freeze it.

Thanks

[prancie]

I get my butcher to bone out a shank and especially giving me the ball joint.  he cuts all the bones up for me.  then i roast the bones and some shank meat and veggies (carrots, onions, celery, leeks, whatever) in the oven for an hour or so at 425.  Then I put  it all  in one or two pots depending on how much I have.  I pour a little AVC or white wine vinegar on it, and fill the pot(s) with water.  I put them in the oven and cook them at 200 degrees for 24-48 hours.  I might, if I'm feeling like it, skim the stock from time to time and add some fresh herbs, but either way it's good.  When I'm done cooking I pull out the meat bones and veggies, give to chickens in the yard, and chill the liquid.  Then I put the stock in the fridge overnight until the  fat solidifies at the top.  I take the fat off, melt it and pour it into a jar for frying food or making pastry.  I heat the stock a little because it usually gels enough that I can't pour it. When you get to the bottom of the pot there will be some sediment tha tyou can filter with a cloth napkin or cheesecloth. I pour it into a fat separator and then pour it into silicone muffin molds, freeze them, and dump them into a freezer bags for easy use later.  

THe oven is way easier than stove top and I can do more at once than the crock pot. 

[tifpaul]

prancie,

I'm intrigued by the idea of making stock in the oven.  Do you cover the pots?

Thank you!

[prancie]

no, i don't cover the pots, just check them every now and then in case you need to add a little water

[babywearer_anon]

thanks for the info!  

I've never heard of cooking it in the oven!  But I'd like to try it.