Bone marrow

Bone coming from the front and back limbs of cattle that brings strong beef taste and juiciness, so it is a great fit for broths of all kinds.

Bone marrow

Beef broth

Ingredients

  • 0.5kg bone marrow
  • 0.5kg brisket
  • 1 smaller onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 parsley
  • ¼ celery root
  • ½ green part of leek
  • 2 bay leaves
  • A few peppercorns and allspice
  • 2l water
  • Salt

Method

  1. Firstly, put bone marrow and brisket in an oven preheated to 220°C for 15 minutes.
  2. Put washed root vegetables, the whole part of leek, onion sliced into halves, bay leaves, peppercorns and allspice in a cooking pot, add salt and pour 2 litres of water, finally add bones from the oven. Bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes, then simmer over a low heat for at least 3 hours, preferably 4.
  3. Occasionally take out foam.
  4. When finished, remove all vegetables, bone marrow, brisket and spices to gain just pure liquid - beef broth.
  5. You can either store and use broth as base for other dishes/soups, or you can pick meat off the brisket, put back into broth, add new grated/chopped root vegetable, a handful of parsley, then cook for a while and finally serve as beef broth.

Baked bone marrows for bread serving

Ingredients

  • Bone marrows
  • Bread for serving
  • Fresh herbs of your preference
  • Lemon juice
  • Olive oil

Method

  1. Bake bone marrows well placed in their upright position on a roasting pan in an oven preheated to 220°C.
  2. When finished, gouge out fat from bone marrows and serve spread on a crispy toasted baguette/bread, salt and drizzle with lemon juice, olive oil and sprinkle with fresh herbs.