Crab Bones for Stock
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These are the shells and bones left from crab and lobster, kept for making stock. Roasted and simmered, they give a deep, sweet shellfish flavour that is hard to get any other way, and they are the starting point for a proper bisque.
Use the stock as the base for shellfish soups, seafood risottos, paellas, fish stews and sauces. A single batch can be reduced and frozen in portions, so one bag goes a long way in the kitchen.
Suitable for
- Stock
- Bisque
- Soups
- Risotto and paella
- Sauces
- Curries and stews
Ideas
- Classic crab or lobster bisque finished with cream and brandy
- Shellfish stock as the base for a seafood risotto
- Rich broth for a Cornish fish stew
- Reduced stock in a sauce for white fish
How much to buy
About 1kg of bones makes 1.5-2 litres of stock, enough for 6 to 8 bowls of soup.
Season
Crab and lobster are landed all year, and the Cornwall Good Seafood Guide marks both as good to eat in every month.
Storage and freezing
Keep covered in the coldest part of the fridge at 0-4°C and use within 1 to 2 days.
Freeze the bones for up to 3 months, or make the stock first and freeze it in portions for up to 3 months.
Chef's tip
Roast the shells with a little tomato purée before simmering for a deeper colour and flavour, and simmer gently for no more than about an hour.
Allergens
Contains: Crustaceans.
Product information
- Name
- Crab Bones for Stock
- Sold
- fresh
- Species
- Cancer pagurus
- Caught at sea
How ordering works
- 1
Add to your basket. Pick your fish and the delivery day.
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Pay by card. Pay by card when you order. Your receipt comes by email.
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Delivered chilled. Brought to your door in our own chilled van, never by courier, across Cornwall and Plymouth, Monday to Friday. Order by 4pm the day before.
Free delivery: Cornwall (TR mainland) and Mid-Cornwall· Further out: £5.95–£9.95, free over the zone's threshold· all zones
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