This recipe has the advantages of being simple and reliable.

You can reuse the beans or rice you weighted the dough with. Simply place them in a container with a label indicating they are pie crust weights.

Every great chef knows a spectacular dish starts with a deeply flavorful foundation. Elevate your home cooking, skipping the store-bought salt bomb option for this rich, homemade lamb stock recipe from Keldons Cookery. This classic recipe extracts every bit of savory goodness from a hearty lamb shank, simmering it slowly with rustic root vegetables, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs.

Court bouillon is often used for cooking fish and shellfish. Foods that are cooked in this liquid will absorb the flavors in the bouillon.