Directions:

Put grated ginger and stock into a pot and bring to a boil. Simmer 30 minutes uncovered until the water has reduced by half. Add the salt, cumin and pepper. Simmer for another 2 minutes. Squeeze in lemon juice and garnish with coriander.

Excellent as a cold remedy and as a starter to an Indian meal.

2 tb Butter

1/2 md Onion, sliced

1/2 md Carrot, sliced

Bouquet Garni*

1 1/2 c Wine, white

1 c Stock, chicken OR

1 c Water

*Bouquet Garni is a cheesecloth bag with parsley, bay leaf, oregano, thyme, and rosemary inside.

Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add onion and carrot and cook briefly for about 1 minute. Add fish bones and continue to cook. (Do not brown, but cook until meat falls off.) Add bouquet garni, white wine and chicken stock or water. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the bouquet garni. Strain through chinois. Reduce by half, strain again, and reserve. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984 Chef: Udo Nechutnys, The Miramonte Restaurant, San Francisco, CA

2 lg Onions, coarsely chopped

2 md Carrots, peeled, trimmed coarsely chopped

2 lg Celery, stalks, with leaves, trimmed, coarsely chopped

2 Garlic, cloves, crushed

1 bn Parsley, stems

2 Thyme, sprigs, OR

1 pn Thyme, dried

1 Bay leaf

1/2 ts Salt, coarse

6 Peppercorns

Wash chicken parts well and place them in a large stockpot. Add cold water to cover by about 2 inches and slowly bring to a boil, skimming all of the froth from the surface as it forms. Lower the heat and add all of the remaining ingredients except the peppercorns. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. Add water as needed to cover the ingredients and skim when necessary. Add peppercorns for the last fifteen minutes of the simmering process. Strain the “soup” into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid possible. Discard the solids and cool the liquid to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled and lift off the solid fat that forms at the surface. Discard the fats. Pour the stock into containers for storage, label and date. Stock keeps for about 3 days in the refrigerator, and up to six months in the freezer. Yield: 3 to 4 quarts Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

6 lb Bones, beef, meaty

2 md Onions, trimmed, quartered don’t peel

2 lg Carrots, peeled, trimmed coarsely chopped

2 Celery, stalks, trimmed, coarsely chopped

1 Leek, trimmed, halved lengthwise, coarsely chopped, (white and green parts)

4 Garlic, cloves, unpeeled

1 bn Parsley, stems

2 c Water, plus more as needed

2 md Tomatoes, fresh or canned, cored, coarsely chopped

1/2 ts Thyme, dried, or

3 Thyme, sprigs

2 Bay leaf

2 Cloves

3/4 ts Salt, coarse

8 Peppercorns

Preheat oven to 450 F. Put the oil in a roasting pan and heat briefly in the oven. Add the bones to the oil in the pan, toss to coat and roast for 35 minutes.

Add the onions, carrots, celery, leek, garlic and parsley, tossing them all to coat with fat. Roast 30 minutes longer. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the bones and vegetables to a clean stockpot. Drain off as much of the fat as possible. Place the roasting pan over medium-high heat (use 2 burners if necessary), and add 2 cups of cold water and boil briefly. Scrape up all of the browned bits into the water. Transfer the liquid to the stock pot and add enough cold water to cover. Bring slowly to a boil, skimming off all of the froth that forms. Lower the heat and add tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, cloves and salt. Simmer uncovered for 6 to 8 hours adding water as necessary just to cover the ingredients. Skim whenever necessary. Add peppercorns for the last 15 minutes of the simmering. Strain the “soup” into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid, and discard the solids. Pour the stock into containers for storage and label and date them. The stock will “keep” for up to 3 days in a refrigerator, and up to 6 months in a freezer. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

Preheat your oven to 450 F.

Roast the chicken bones in a roasting pan in the oven for 30 minutes, then add the vegetables and roast for 15 minutes more. Transfer everything to a stockpot.

Deglaze the roasting pan with a little water, scraping up the little browned bits, and add them to the stockpot.

Add cold water to cover by about 2 inches and slowly bring to a boil, skimming all of the froth from the surface as it forms.

Lower the heat and add all of the remaining ingredients except the peppercorns. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. Add water as needed to cover the ingredients and skim when necessary.

Add peppercorns for the last fifteen minutes of the simmering process.

Strain the stock into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid possible.

Discard the solids and cool the liquid to room temperature.

Refrigerate until chilled and lift off the solid fat that forms at the surface. Discard the fats.

Pour the stock into containers for storage, label and date.

Stock keeps for about 3 days in the refrigerator, and up to six months in the freezer.

1/2 c Water, plus more as needed

1 c Tomato, fresh or canned

1 md Onion, chopped

2 lg Carrots, chopped

2 ea Celery, stalks, trimmed and chopped

5 ea Garlic, cloves, chopped

1 ea Thyme, fresh, sprig OR

1/2 ts Thyme, dried

2 ea Bay leaves

6 ea Peppercorns, black

Preheat the oven to 400 F. In a roasting pan, roast bones and trimmings until well browned, about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Transfer bones and trimmings to a stockpot, and degrease the roasting pan. Place over medium-high heat and stir in 1/2 cups of water, scraping up any browned bits. Pour these deglazed juices into the stockpot. Add remaining ingredients and water to cover. Bring to simmer over medium heat, reduce heat to low, cover partially, and simmer 3 to 4 hours, skimming frequently. Strain stock into bowl through a colander lined with double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press solids to extract all of the liquid, discard the solids. Cool. Remove fat from surface. Stock can be stored for up to a week in a refrigerator. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985 Chef: Jean-Jacques Rachou, La Cote Basque Restaurant, New York

2 lg Onions, coarsely chopped

2 md Carrots, peeled, trimmed coarsely chopped

2 lg Celery, stalks, with leaves, trimmed, coarsely chopped

2 Garlic, cloves, crushed

1 bn Parsley, stems

2 Thyme, sprigs, OR

1 pn Thyme, dried

1 Bay leaf

1/2 ts Salt, coarse

6 Peppercorns

Wash duck parts well and place them in a large stockpot. Add cold water to cover by about 2 inches and slowly bring to a boil, skimming all of the froth from the surface as it forms. Lower the heat and add all of the remaining ingredients except the peppercorns. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 hours. Add water as needed to cover the ingredients and skim when necessary. Add peppercorns for the last fifteen minutes of the simmering process. Strain the “soup” into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid possible. Discard the solids and cool the liquid to room temperature. Refrigerate until chilled and lift off the solid fat that forms at the surface. Discard the fats. Pour the stock into containers for storage, label and date. Stock keeps for about 3 days in the refrigerator, and up to six months in the freezer. Yield: 3 to 4 quarts Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985

6 lb Bones, veal, meaty, OR

combination of veal and beef bones

2 md Onions, trimmed, quartered don’t peel 2 lg Carrots, peeled, trimmed

– coarsely chopped 2 ea Celery, stalks, trimmed,

– coarsely chopped 1 ea Leek, trimmed, halved

– lengthwise, coarsely — chopped, (white and — green parts) 4 ea Garlic, cloves, unpeeled

1 bn Parsley, stems

2 c Water, plus more as needed

2 md Tomatoes, fresh or canned,

– cored, coarsely chopped 1/2 ts Thyme, dried, or

3 ea Thyme, sprigs

2 ea Bay leaf

2 ea Cloves

3/4 ts Salt, coarse

8 ea Peppercorns

Preheat oven to 450 F. Put the oil in a roasting pan and heat briefly in the oven. Add the bones to the oil in the pan, toss to coat and roast for 35 minutes.

Add the onions, carrots, celery, leek, garlic and parsley, tossing them all to coat with fat. Roast 30 minutes longer. Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the bones and vegetables to a clean stockpot. Drain off as much of the fat as possible. Place the roasting pan over medium-high heat (use 2 burners if neces-) (sary), and add 2 cups of cold water and boil briefly. Scrape up all of the browned bits into the water. Transfer the liquid to the stock pot and add enough cold water to cover. Bring slowly to a boil, skimming off all of the froth that forms. Lower the heat and add tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, cloves and salt. Simmer uncovered for 6 to 8 hours adding water as necessary just to cover the ingredients. Skim whenever necessary. Add peppercorns for the last 15 minutes of the simmering. Strain the “soup” into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth. Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid, and discard the solids. Pour the stock into containers for storage and label and date them. The stock will “keep” for up to 3 days in a refrigerator, and up to 6 months in a freezer. Source: New York’s Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985