seafood stock

Ocean-flavored cooking liquid

Seafood stock is a flavorful liquid made by simmering fish bones, shrimp shells, or other seafood scraps with aromatics like onion, celery, and herbs.

It serves as a base for soups, sauces, risottos, and chowders, adding depth and briny character: The recipe calls for two cups of seafood stock.

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shrimp · fumet · bisque · shells · simmering · low heat · ocean · umami · bones · shrimp shells · aromatic · bouillon · mussels · crab · seaweed · bay leaf · gelatin · reduction

Categories
Opposites
protein source

seafood stockchicken stock

Savory poultry-simmered liquid

beef stock · beef broth · pork stock · veal stock · bone broth

ingredient category

seafood stockvegetable stock

Savory plant-based cooking liquid

mushroom stock · mushroom broth · miso broth · tomato broth

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G