Boy I sure am 'fond' of this stuff, what's your favorite way to build fond?
Last night I was making french onion soup and I reduced the liquid that came out of the onion with some red wine and a little bit of chicken stock. I kept reducing until I had a fair amount of bits on the bottom of the kettle and then added more liquid and started over again and did this 4-5 times.
I've never tasted french onion soup this rich, it's fucking amazing.
>>8175160
Normally you slowly caramelize the onions and flambé with cognac and deglaze with beef broth, but if that method worked for you... *shrug*
Best tip to achieving a great fond is dry meat cooked in batches e.g. beef stew, (so as to not steam the meat), and patience when cooking chicken, use plenty of butter, a bit of olive oil (to bring the flash point up) and let it get a nice chestnut color. And of course, make a sauce from the goodness.