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Vegetable Peel Stock

Name: Vegetable Peel Stock
Prep time: 15
Cook time: 75

4 out of 5 stars (based on 19 reviews)

15 min prep

75 min total

8 servings

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8 ingredients

This recipe helps use every part of the vegetable from the onion skins to the carrot tops and potato peelings leaving the delicious nutrients. Any leftovers from veggie prep can all go into a large...

2 large yellow onions with their peel on, cut in half
8 cloves of garlic, smashed but not peeled
Assorted vegetable trimmings: peels of carrots, turnips, potatoes, celery leaves, onion skins, kale stalks, cabbage ribs, whatever you have
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs of flat-leaf parsley
½ teaspoon black peppercorns
5 quarts water
2 teaspoons olive oil

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

1 cals

Fat

0 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

0 g

Sugar

0 g

Fiber

0 g

Protein

0 g

Sodium

79 mg

Directions

Stud each onion half with two cloves. In a 7- or 8-quart stockpot put in the onion, garlic, bay leaf, peppercorns, and parsley along with all the vegetable trimmings you have on hand. Add olive oil and enough water to cover the vegetables completely. Bring to a boil over a high heat. Cover and turn the heat down to low. Gently simmer for 1 hour.
Strain the stock and discard the vegetables. Use immediately or cool to bag and freeze.

Chef Tips

For extra flavor, add a handful of dried shitake mushrooms or a bouquet garni.

Bag and freeze in quart-size bags for later use in soups, stir fries, and stews etc. 1 quart (4 cups) is the typically the amount sold in commercially boxed stocks and broths.

Be careful if adding beet or chard trimmings, which may turn your stock pink.

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Vegetable Peel Stock