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Forget about buying shrimp stock! It’s easy and cheaper to make your own at home. Save those heads and shells and turn them into a rich, flavorful stock to use in your favorite recipes.
Meat or seafood stock adds incredible flavor to soups, stews, and sauces. While it might be more convenient to use store-bought, making your own gives you better control of sodium for personal taste or dietary preference.
The process is incredibly easy and also cheaper than most commercial brands. Plus, it’s a great way to use vegetable scraps, meat and fish bones, or seafood shells that might otherwise go to waste.
What you’ll need
- Shrimp heads and shells- If your shrimp shells are not enough to make the stock, put them in a freezer bag or container and freeze until ready to use. Stored properly, they’ll keep for about 3 months.
- Vegetables – mirepoix is the aromatic flavor base made of onions, celery, and carrots. These vegetables are like the holy trinity in stock making.
- Herbs and spices- garlic, bay leaves, and peppercorns brighten flavors in this stock recipe. Bundle the herbs together with kitchen twine or put in a spice sachet for easy removal later.
- Water– always start with COLD water to ensure the stock heats slowly and evenly
Helpful tips
- Use yellow onion in making this shrimp stock; the peels or skin of the onion help deepen the color of the stock giving it a beautiful golden color.
- For a clear, clean stock, skim the scum that floats on top as the stocks comes to its initial boil. This foam is coagulated protein and excess fat that can cloud the stock.
- After the initial boil, make sure to cook in a gentle simmer as the agitation from rapid or high heat might break up the protein and cloud the stock.
- Use a fine-mesh sieve or colander lined with a cheesecloth to strain any sediments and impurities.
Recipes to use
Here are a few delicious nashville filipino food ways to use this liquid gold!
- Pancit Palabok-the life of this noodle dish depends on top-notch shrimp sauce!
- Ginisang Upo at Hipon– give this vegetable dish a boost of flavor!
- Crab and corn soup– make it extra rich and tasty
How to store
- Store shrimp stock in a container with a tight-fitting and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
- You also freeze the stock in ice cube trays for easier storage and thawing. Pour the stock into the ice cube tray and freeze. Once rock solid, pop out the cubes from the tray and transfer to resealable bags or freezer-safe container.
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Ingredients
- 1tablespoonolive or canola oil
- 4cupsshrimp heads and shells
- 1onion, quartered with skins on
- 1large carrot, cut into chunks
- 1celery stalk, cut into chunks
- 3clovesgarlic, pounded
- 2bay leaves
- 1/2teaspoonpeppercorns
- 6cupscold water
Instructions
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In a large stock pot over medium heat, heat oil. Add shrimp heads and shells and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 7 to 10 minutes or until color changes to pink.
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Add onions, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaves, peppercorns, and water.
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Bring to a boil, skimming any scum or foam that floats on top.
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Lower heat and simmer, uncovered, for about 20 to 25 minutes, or until the liquid has turned to light-orange color. Occasionally skim foam on the surface and press the shrimp heads with the back of the spoon to extract more flavor.
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Using a fine-mesh sieve lined with a cheesecloth or clean tea towel, strain stock and discard shrimps and aromatics.
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Allow to cool and transfer to a container with a tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate for a few hours and skim off any layer of fat that rises to the top.
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Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
Notes
- Use yellow onion in making this shrimp stock; the peels or skin of the onion help deepen the color of the stock giving it a beautiful golden color.
- For a clear, clean stock, skim the scum that floats on top as the stock comes to its initial boil. This foam is coagulated protein and excess fat that can cloud the stock.
- After the initial boil, make sure to cook in a gentle simmer as the agitation from rapid or high heat might break up the protein and cloud the stock.
- The longer the stock simmers, the more concentrated the flavor.
Nutrition Information
“This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.”
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