Prawn Stock
A rich and flavourful homemade stock made from prawn shells, vegetables, and aromatics, perfect for seafood risottos.
4 servings
Ingredients
- prawn shells and heads from 800g prawns
- 1 onion roughly chopped
- 1 carrot roughly chopped
- 2 celery sticks roughly chopped
- 2 L water
- 1 tsp salt
- 5 black peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions
- 1
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan.
- 2
Bring up to the boil and then turn down heat for 20 – 30 minutes.
- 3
Switch off stove and leave to insensify for 1 hour.
- 4
When ready to use, bring back to temperature, strain and use as required
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