Easy Homemade Seafood Stock
In just about 30 minutes, you can make a robust homemade seafood stock that rivals any store bought stock! A simple seafood stock is a great way to use up leftover vegetable scraps and shrimp shells and instantly elevates your favorite seafood dishes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 353kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 cups shrimp shells, shrimp heads and crab shells
- ½ yellow onion
- 1 celery
- 2 carrots
- 2 garlic cloves smashed
- 5 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 5 ½ cups of water
Instructions
- Place medium sized pot over medium-high heat and drizzle with olive oil. Add shrimp shells and cook for about 5-6 minutes, lightly toasting the shells.
- Next add onion, garlic, and thyme and pour in water. Cover pot with lid, bring to gentle boil, and cook for 30 minutes.
- Once done, drain stock through mesh strainer, pressing onto the solids to get every last bit of stock out.
- Allow to cool completely before storing or freezing for later use.
- Yields approximately 5 cups stock
Notes
- Keep veggie scraps. Keep a gallon sized resealable bag in the freezer and as you accumulate onion peels, celery ends, etc, add all the leftover scraps to the bag. Once the bag is full with vegetable scraps and shrimp shells, make the homemade seafood stock!
- Don't add red onion or purple carrots to the stock. The dark color will turn the stock a purple-gray color (Trust me, I know this from experience).
- If you don't have a cheesecloth, layer a few sheets of paper towels over a fine mesh strainer and strain through that.
- Take the time to skim any foam that floats to the to as the broth simmers. This will ensure a clearer broth.
- Add salt to your taste. Shellfish can be salty as it is. Once the stock has reduced, taste and adjust as needed.
- To freeze, let the shellfish stock come to room temperature and store in a resealable ziplock bag. Lay flat in the freeze to freeze flat.
Nutrition
Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 296mg | Sodium: 705mg | Potassium: 946mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 5165IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 2mg