Parmesan Rind Stock

Save your parmesan rinds in the freezer. When you have about a pound, make this stock. It’s wonderful.

Ingredients

1 halved head of garlic
1 quartered onion
olive oil, enough to sauté garlic and onion
1 handful of thyme
Sprigs of parsley
1 bay leaf
1 shake of black peppercorns
1 cup of dry white wine
1 pound Parmesan rinds
8 cups of water

Instructions

  1. Saute garlic, onion, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, and black peppercorns in olive oil until garlic lightly browned.
  2. Add dry white wine and simmer, scraping the pot to get the brown bits loosened up, until reduced by half.
  3. Add Parmesan rinds and water, simmer for 2 hours