Pheasant Stock
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium onions sliced
- 1 each carrots peeled, trimmed, sliced
- 1 each celery trimmed, sliced
- 3 large shallots sliced
- 2 each tomatoes chopped
- 4 each bay leaves
- 4 each juniper berries
- 20 each peppercorns
- 2 1/2 cups wine
- 1 cup water
- Preheat oven to 450F (230C).
- Pour the vegetable oil into a roasting pan with the reserved bones and carcasses.
- Roast until well browned, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes.
- Add remaining stock ingredients except the wine and continue to roast for 10 more minutes.
- Transfer solids to a stockpot, discarding any fat.
- Place the roasting pan over high heat and add wine.
- Scrape away all browned bits and boil, stirring, until wine is nearly evaporated.
- Add 1 cup of water, and add this liquid to the stockpot.
- Add cold water to cover, bring slowly to a boil, and skim well.
- Lower heat, and simmer uncovered, 3 to 4 hours.
- Strain, pressing down on solids to extract all of the liquid; discard solids.
- Cool to room temperature and refrigerate.
- When chilled, lift off any solidified fat from the surface and discard.
vegetable oil, onions, carrots, celery, shallots, tomatoes, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns, wine, water
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pheasant-stock-42710 (may not work)