Homemade Fish Stock
4 Cups
15 minutes
40 minutes
Basics
Stock
We love this fish stock recipe for the aromatics it calls for. Fennel, clove, tarragon, and white wine pair with brined fish bones to create a rich base for your next seafood dish. While cooking, you will want to skim the foam that forms, and after straining like turkey stock, let cool and store in your fridge or freezer if not using right away.
What Is Stock?
Stock is the building block for broth and involves simmering vegetables and spices with or without bones (usually chicken, fish, etc) and meat. When including bones in the making of stock, they will release collagen when stewed and give stock a richer flavor and texture.

Ingredients
- 2 pounds fish bones and heads (from lean, white-fleshed fish)
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 cup diced yellow onion
- 1 cup diced fennel bulb
- 1 medium leek, minced
- 2/3 cup diced celery
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 4 cups water
- 2 sprigs parsley
- 2 sprigs tarragon
- 1 bay leaf
- 5 black peppercorns
Directions
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Soak fish bones in cold water with kosher salt for 1 hour, then rinse.
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Heat oil in a saucepan and sauté onion, fennel, leek, celery, and garlic until softened (3 minutes).
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Add fish bones, white wine, water, parsley, tarragon, bay leaf, and peppercorns.
Simmer gently for 20 minutes, skimming foam.
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Strain stock into a clean container. Refrigerate or freeze for later use.