Beef Stock

Ingredients
750g Beef (not mince, just some cheap bits chopped into cubes will do)
2 Onions (chopped)
2-3 Carrots
2 Celery Sticks
1 Bay Leaf
1 Bouquet Garni
6 Peppercorns
1.8l Water

Equipment
1 SHARP Knife
1 Chopping Board
1 Large Pan
1 Sieve
Muslin/Cloth

The Good Bit

1. Bring all the ingredients in the pan slowly to the boil then reduce the heat to a low simmer, cover and cook for 4hrs.
2. Remove any scum from the surface then strain through a cloth lined sieve, leave to cool before refrigerating. This will keep for a few days in the fridge before you have to reboil it, or once strained, boil rapidly to reduce by half then freeze, when you come to need stock, defrost half of what you need and then make up the rest with water.

Makes 1.5l