Rich Veal Broth

Name: Rich Veal Broth
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 4 cups
Cuisine: eastern european
Ingredients: 1 large tomato, cored and halved; 1 large onion, halved; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, optional; 4 cups water; 2 pounds veal bones, split and cut into 2-inch pieces; 1 medium-size carrot (about 3 ounces), peeled and diced; 1 rib celery (about 2 ounces), peeled and diced; 1 leek (4 ounces), trimmed, rinsed and diced

By Barbara Kafka

Updated Oct. 11, 2023

Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:4 cups

1large tomato, cored and halved
1large onion, halved
1tablespoon vegetable oil, optional
4cups water
2pounds veal bones, split and cut into 2-inch pieces
1medium-size carrot (about 3 ounces), peeled and diced
1rib celery (about 2 ounces), peeled and diced
1leek (4 ounces), trimmed, rinsed and diced

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Preparation

Step 1
If desired, preheat conventional oven to 450 degrees. Brush tomato and onion with vegetable oil and place in a roasting pan along with the bones. Bake for about 40 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Remove from oven and place tomato and onion in a 5-quart casserole with tight-fitting lid. Place roasting pan on top of the stove. Stir 1 cup of the water into roasting pan to loosen all the brown bits from the bottom, and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Remove from heat and pour mixture into the casserole.
Step 2
Combine all remaining ingredients in the casserole. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for 40 minutes.
Step 3
Remove from oven and uncover. Strain broth through a fine sieve. If not using at once, pour broth into containers and store, covered, in the refrigerator or freezer. If you wish to skim the fat off, refrigerate so the fat rises to the surface and hardens, then remove with a large spoon.

Tip

This broth can be made either by browning the bones and vegetables in a conventional oven before cooking the broth in the microwave oven, or the browning can be omitted. The color will be better with the browning. You still save about 5 hours over conventional cooking.