technique: Stock Making

  • Mushroom and Miso Soup

    A quiet, savoury soup built on mushrooms and light miso. Simple to make, gently warming, and deeply comforting — this is the kind of everyday dish that rewards patience rather than fuss.

  • Rosemary’s Chicken Stock

    Chicken stock is built on two simple ideas: slow simmering and contact. Using lots of small pieces—like chicken wings—gives the water more surface area to work with, while a gentle simmer allows collagen to melt into the stock. The result is a rich, savoury liquid with real body, made quietly and without fuss.

  • Julia Child’s Bouillabaisse

    Excerpted from Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child. Copyright © 1961 by Alfred A. Knopf. Reprinted with permission from the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc. as part of the JC100 Celebration.