So it turns out that eating raw fish might not have been such a good idea after all

[Burney]

Sticky residues? This stock makes the ideal gravy.

I do appreciate that water / no water in roasts is a moot point. But you is wrong, b.

That's not stock. That's hot water with some fat and meat juices in it. The stock is made separately using bones from previous roasts and is added after the wine has deglazed the pan.