Veal Stock - Day Four

I started my day with this....




And ended with this.....



About three cups of reduced veal stock.

It tastes AMAZING. I may be a convert to veal stock. It may take awhile for all the magic to happen, but it's really not a lot of work for the cook.

My stock was still a little mucky when I started the day. I wanted to strain it thru cheesecloth, but I forgot to pick some up during the week (if I need a few things at the store I'll usually make a list, and if I forget to put it on that list I always forget it).

With no cheesecloth, I opted for some paper towels....



Um, yeah. Guess my stock making skillz need some work. It was pretty mucky. But, that stuff went into the trash. Put the stock over a low flame and waited for the magic to happen.

Pretty cool actually... near the end it was starting to form a skin, which you can kinda see...








It's now cooling, and now I just have to figure out what to do with it. Yes, I often put the cart before the horse.

Hard to do? Hell no. Just a lot of unattended cooking time. While this culinary magic was happening today, I washed the tile floors downstairs, vacuumed, cleaned two bathrooms, de-cluttered, gave myself a pedicure, washed three loads of laundry, dusted, and threw a load of dishes in the dishwasher. The reduced veal stock was the easiest thing I did all day.