Fish Stock
Recipe information
Yield
Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients
1 pound bones and trimmings of any white fish such as sole, flounder, or whiting
1 cup sliced onion
12 long fresh parsley sprigs
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups cold water
1/2 cup dry white wine
Preparation
Chop fish bones and trimmings and in a well-buttered heavy saucepan cook with onion, parsley, lemon juice, and salt, covered, over moderate heat 5 minutes. Add water and wine and bring to a boil, skimming froth. Simmer stock 20 minutes. Pour stock through a fine sieve into a heatproof bowl and cool, uncovered. Stock keeps, covered and chilled, 3 days, or frozen in an airtight container, 3 months.