Basic Meat Stock - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. veal or beef bones
oil
2 large carrots
2 celery stalks
1 onion, cut in half (with skin left on) and stuck with 3 cloves
2 qt. cold water
2 bay leaves
salt
peppercorns
pinch of leaf thyme, crumbled
3 Tbsp. tomato puree

Preparation

Rub the veal or beef bones with oil; place in a 400\u00b0 oven for 20 minutes.
Rub the carrots, celery and onion with oil.
Roast everything for 20 minutes, until it is a rich, dark brown.
Remove from the oven.
Place in a pot with the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil.
Skim off foam; simmer 3 to 4 hours to reduce by one-third.
Strain and freeze.