Awesome Rich Shrimp Stock

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 4 cups shrimp shells (from 2 pounds of shrimp fresh or frozen)
• 1 unpeeled red onion, sliced
• 1 organic carrot, sliced
• 1 organic celery, sliced
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste (or 1/4 cup leftover rich tomato sauce)
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 sprig parsley
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 sprig chives
• 1 sprig oregano
• 1 -2 bay leaf
• 1/8 teaspoon fennel seed
• black pepper
• 6 cups water (or enough to cover)

Recipe

• 1 in a stock pot heat olive oil. add shells and cook till they turn pink up to 10 minutes to intensify the flavor.
• 2 add remaining ingredients except the water.
• 3 cover and cook for about 10 minutes the longer you can draw this process out, the more of the natural juices of the scraps will be released. this is awesome flavoring. add just a pinch of salt to speed the process.
• 4 cover with water bring just to a boil: lower heat to simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5 strain into a container extracting out all the goodness from the scraps.
• 6 cool completely and freeze or use as you like.