Craig Claiborne's Consomme

Step 1

Put bones in kettle and add cold water to cover. Bring to boil and simmer 1 minute. Drain well. Rinse bones under cold water and when thoroughly chilled, return to clean kettle.

Step 2

Add six quarts of water, peppercorns, carrots, leeks and celery.

Step 3

Tie cloves, parsley, thyme sprigs and bay leaves into bundle and add. Bring to boil and simmer uncovered for 5 hours.

Step 4

Strain, discard solids and skim off fat.