In my new cookbook, New England Soups from the Sea, I include 7 recipes for different types of seafood stock and seafood broth. That includes two types of fish stock, two types of lobster stock, crab stock, clam broth, and mussels broth. They are the foundation of all the recipe chapters for chowders, bisques, brothy […]
That’s my sweet pup, Lipton, in the picture above. Isn’t she a beauty? I think she’s the most adorable dog ever, though I may be a little biased about that. We’ve been trying out an organic bone broth made specifically for dogs recently. Bone broth for dogs is becoming quite popular and for good reason. […]
80 years ago, in the Long Island Seafood Cookbook, J. George Frederick wrote about fish broth (also called fish stock), “The whole family of fish chowders, fish stews, gumbos and bouillabaisse, including even the gefullte fish, count upon the fish head, tail, skin, bones for the real essence of fish flavor. We need to incorporate […]
Something unexpected happened in the process of writing my next soup cookbook. I fell in love with clam juice. Yes, I can hear the collective voice of America saying, “Clam juice? Are you serious?! Gross.” But in testing over 100 seafood soup recipes for New England Soup from the Sea (now available!), it became my […]
Crab stock is not something many people make at home, at least not here in New England. However, the method for making crab stock is almost identical to lobster stock, a stock that is probably more familiar to New Englanders. And the result is the same – a wonderful, richly flavored stock that can be […]
If you’ve ever had a traditional bowl of miso soup, chances are it was made with a Japanese dashi broth. It’s an essential part of Japanese cuisine and gives that classic umami flavor to many Japanese dishes, especially, of course, soups! It’s also one of the easiest broths to make at home as it takes […]
If I had a dollar for every person that asked me why their bone broth doesn’t gel, I wouldn’t necessarily be rich but… I’d have a lot more dollars. Getting your bone broth to gel has become a benchmark among foodies on the internet that you’re making bone broth correctly. Hogwash! If your bone broth […]
A good lobster broth (also called lobster stock) is such a beautiful thing. Light and slightly sweet with hints of anise, thyme, white wine, and the sea, it’s the perfect base for dishes like lobster corn chowder, lobster bisque, and lobster risotto. You can substitute it in dishes that use fish broth or clam broth […]
Much has been written about bone broth benefits in recent years. Bone broth is a staple food in almost every cuisine on the planet with thousands of varieties of soups, stews and sauces that use it as a base. But it’s also been used medicinally too. Mothers and grandmothers all over the world have served up chicken […]
If you’ve been caught up in the bone broth craze (as I have) you might think that in order to make really flavorful broths that you have to simmer them for hours on end. Wrong! I used to think this too when I was first learning to make broths. I was following a lot of […]
Chances are you’ve never heard of a drinking broth. Essentially, a drinking broth (also called a sipping broth) is just bone broth flavored with different seasonings and it’s meant for drinking. Kinda like coffee. Truth be told, I’d never heard of drinking bone broth until a few years ago when a New York City chef […]
You might think a Thai bone broth is an exotic take on a regular bone broth. Some people just hear the word “Thai” in relation to food and automatically think of something super spicy. Well, there are no fiery hot chilies used in Thai bone broths. Soups, yes (though not all Thai soups are spicy). […]