Crayfish Stock Recipe Recipe
We live about 30 minutes boat ride from where the crayfish (rock lobster) breed and during our very limited season we go out and collect our quota of 4 per person. I like to freeze the tails to use during the course of the year when we have guests. We usually steam the heads and Dave and I will have these for supper. One Saturday I asked Dave to set aside some heads for me so that I could make a crayfish stock. Nothing is better than your own home made stocks and I will use this one for risotto and in my bouillabaisse recipe which you will see next month on my blog. If you don’t have crayfish heads readily available, substitute them with fish heads.
Do you make your own stock?
Crayfish Stock
Ingredients:
- 1kg crayfish heads
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 leek, sliced
- 2 celery stalks, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- Rind of 1 lemon
- 5 sprigs thyme
- Small handful parsley
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
Method:
Put all the ingredients into a large pot
Cover with water and bring to the boil
Skim off any scum that comes to the surface
Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes
Remove the heads making sure to drain the stock out of them back into the pot
Return to the boil and remove any scum
Pass through a chinois and use as required
May be frozen or kept in the refrigerator for 3 days
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About Tandy Sinclair
I am a foodie who is passionate about regional and seasonal produce. I live in a cottage by the sea with my husband, our three dogs, a tortoise and a fish. We are busy building a house which is an adventure all in itself. Each year we visit a new place to experience the food of the area.