8 Basic Stock Recipes I Make on Repeat

One of the key tools for great weeknight cooking lies in a magical ingredient: stock! We gathered eight tried-and-true stock recipes to boost any recipe you tackle.

Feb 27, 2025 - 03:00

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Mason jars filled with beef stock. — Simply Recipes / Lori Rice

Using homemade stock takes any simple soup, grain dish, or sauce from mediocre to exquisite because of its thick, velvety texture and its full-bodied flavor. Plus, there is nothing more satisfying than transforming simple ingredients into top-notch stocks with little more than water, heat and time. Here are eight basic recipes to level up your stock game.

How to Make Chicken Stock

Chicken stock is an undeniable star ingredient. With this recipe, choose your own adventure and make the stock to fit your schedule in 1, 4, or 6 hours depending on the ingredients you have on hand.

Turkey Stock

Save your holiday turkey carcass, neck, wing tips, and gizzards and use them to make a simple stock that can be frozen for up to a year (ONE YEAR!). I love it in Turkey Black Bean Enchiladas for an easy family dinner.

How to Make Stock from Chicken Feet

How to Make Stock with Chicken Feet — Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Making stock with chicken feet is a time-honored tradition! Make two quarts of deeply flavorful, inexpensive stock with this recipe.

How to Make Vegetable Stock

Homemade Vegetable Stock — Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

Vegetable stock is a relatively easy stock to make—no bones or carcasses to contend with, just crisper staples like carrots, onions, and celery. You can add dehydrated mushrooms for extra umami.

How to Make Beef Stock

Beef stock is made by using both beef bones, meat, and vegetables. The bones are roasted first for extra flavor and the stock simmers gently for 3 to 6 hours. Add veal bones to increase the amount of gelatin (texture and flavor!) in the stock.

How to Make Shellfish Stock

One of the benefits of eating seafood at home is that you can save the shells and scraps to make seafood stock. Then, you can make mouthwatering bisques and fish stews all winter long.

Instant Pot Chicken Stock

The pressure cooker is an excellent tool for making chicken stock quickly. It prevents evaporation and cuts out hours of simmering time. Use 1 to 5 pounds of bones and make sure to only fill the pressure cooker up to two-thirds full.

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock

Homemade Chicken Stock — Simply Recipes / Alison Bickle

The magic of a slow cooker is its ability to maintain a consistent, low temperature for hours, which is exactly what stock requires. This allows for more flexibility and less hovering over a pot. For a full-bodied stock, break the bones to release as much collagen as possible.

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