Let’s introduce our revamped Beef Stock.
During the school holidays I was making my delicious Shepherd’s Pie for dinner when I noticed that I had ran out of our original version of beef stock. I had also run out of shiitake mushrooms and really couldn’t be bothered with running out to the local supermarket.
So, what does one do when they are stuck and have run out of ingredients? Well easy…we make a new version!
What was intended to be used just into my Shepherd’s Pie ended up becoming our revamped and I guess renovated version of Beef Stock.
Our meal was elevated tenfold! I hate to admit this out aloud, but our new revamped version of Beef Stockis so much better. It is still exploding with umami and deliciousness, and I found that the flavours were strong without being overpowering. I found that our original Beef Stock was a tad on the overpowering and dominate side.
I love that our Beef Stock is rich and savoury and not packed with ingredients that many of our bodies are unable to tolerate. Its allergen friendly, its vegan, its vegetarian, its Paleo friendly, its salt free, its dairy free and egg free and its damn delicious!
If you look at the ingredient label of your store bought Beef Stock you will notice “things” like maltodextrin which is a white powder which is usually made from corn, rice, potato starch or wheat and even though it comes from plants it is highly processed and in the process of making it big major companies add acids or enzymes such as heat-stable bacterial alpha-amylase to break it down!
You will also notice that they add free flow agents which is basically an anti-caking agent, mineral salt number 508 which is potassium chloride and used as a gelling agent or a salt substitute and can cause severe gastrointestinal and liver issues. If you weren’t aware, it’s also “prohibited” in foods for infants. Need I say more???
Its shit like this that makes my blood boil!
I digress…our Beef Stock is earthy and nutty and like I mentioned earlier it is rich and savoury and really luscious. Our revamped version is made using mustard seeds, dehydrated garlic flakes, onion powder, sweet paprika, celery seeds and Kashmiri chilli. I opted for sweet paprika because it’s not spicy but rather fruity. It’s a little tart and bitter yet pleasantly sweet and I also added Kashmiri Chilli as it has a very mild heat yet also sweet with a slight fruity flavour and I find that Kashmiri chilli adds that perfect depth, colour, and complexity to your foods.
Our Beef Stock is not only intended to be used ONLY as a stock powder. There a million ways to use it, you can add it to your pasta sauce, in soups, in stews, meatballs, hamburgers, in pasta dishes, in Shepherds and Cottage pies, in meat pies. And this is just to name a few!
That’s the beauty of all our products they can be used in so many different ways and in so many different foods/recipes.
From our kitchen to yours!
Bon Appetit
