Fun Fact: Roasted beef bones can be used for their marrow and for making stock.
Man has been utilizing all parts of an animal for as long as he's been eating. Some scholars suggest that bone marrow was essential to a hunter-gatherer's diet because one could easily open the bones of an abandoned animal carcass and extract the savory, buttery marrow.
Now, it's popular in higher-end restaurants and among food enthusiasts around the world, so roast some bones and make this roast bone marrow and parsley salad from Bon Appetit for a deliciously gourmet appetizer.
In Asia, marrow (and often the entire bone) can be essential for basic soups, such as Vietnamese pho.
In the restaurant industry, roasted bones are the backbone (no pun intended) of beef stock. This beef stock recipe from Emeril Legasse is easy to make at home, and you can even use the empty bones you scraped the marrow out of. Just be sure to include a few ankles or knuckles that still contain some fat inside to maintain the flavor of your stock.
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