Best Veal Broth Recipes

VEAL BROTH

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a kettle and cook three to six hours or until the liquid is reduced to about three cups.
• Line a sieve with cheesecloth and strain the stock. Carefully skim or pour off all trace of fat. Cook the clear broth until reduced to two cups.

RICH VEAL BROTH

Steps:

• If desired, preheat conventional oven to 450 degrees. Brush tomato and onion with vegetable oil and place in a roasting pan along with the bones. Bake for about 40 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally. Remove from oven and place tomato and onion in a 5-quart casserole with tight-fitting lid. Place roasting pan on top of the stove. Stir 1 cup of the water into roasting pan to loosen all the brown bits from the bottom, and bring to a boil over moderate heat. Remove from heat and pour mixture into the casserole.
• Combine all remaining ingredients in the casserole. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a 650- to 700-watt oven for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Strain broth through a fine sieve. If not using at once, pour broth into containers and store, covered, in the refrigerator or freezer. If you wish to skim the fat off, refrigerate so the fat rises to the surface and hardens, then remove with a large spoon.

VEAL DUMPLINGS WITH ESCAROLE IN BROTH

Steps:

• Soak the bread in the milk in a small bowl to soften.
• Put the ground veal in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt, pepper and a few grates of nutmeg. Add the gorgonzola, Parmigiano-Reggiano, sage, garlic and egg. Squeeze the liquid from the bread and crumble it into fine crumbs between your fingertips as you add it to the veal mixture. Drizzle in a little EVOO and gently mix until combined.
• Keep a bowl of warm water on hand for rolling the meatballs or use a 2-ounce scoop. Roll or scoop the meat mixture into balls, moistening your hands if not using a scoop, and place on a baking sheet or large plate.
• Coarsely chop the escarole into 2-inch pieces.
• Bring the stock and 2 to 3 cups water to a low boil in a wide pot. Add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the escarole during the last minute or 2 of cooking and stir until wilted.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and add to the soup. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a few grates of lemon zest.

VEAL DUMPLINGS WITH ESCAROLE IN BROTH

Steps:

• Soak the bread in the milk in a small bowl to soften.
• Put the ground veal in a large bowl and sprinkle with salt, pepper and a few grates of nutmeg. Add the gorgonzola, Parmigiano-Reggiano, sage, garlic and egg. Squeeze the liquid from the bread and crumble it into fine crumbs between your fingertips as you add it to the veal mixture. Drizzle in a little EVOO and gently mix until combined.
• Keep a bowl of warm water on hand for rolling the meatballs or use a 2-ounce scoop. Roll or scoop the meat mixture into balls, moistening your hands if not using a scoop, and place on a baking sheet or large plate.
• Coarsely chop the escarole into 2-inch pieces.
• Bring the stock and 2 to 3 cups water to a low boil in a wide pot. Add the meatballs and simmer until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the escarole during the last minute or 2 of cooking and stir until wilted.
• Meanwhile, cook the noodles in a pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and add to the soup. Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a few grates of lemon zest.
• Cook's Note: The soup, without the noodles, can be covered and refrigerated for a make-ahead meal. Add the noodles before serving.