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Easy Vegetable Stock

Name: Easy Vegetable Stock
Prep time: 45

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45 min prep

One batch servings

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13 ingredients

Making a good vegetable stock is as simple as it gets. The vegetables below are a suggestion, but note that they include the veggie trinity found in most soup flavor bases: onions, carrots, and celery....

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2 large yellow onions with the peel on, cut in half
8 cloves
8 garlic cloves, smashed but not peeled
3 leeks, trimmed and washed well, dark tops reserved
4 large carrots, scrubbed and cut into 3 equal lengths, then into half lengthwise
4 small white turnips, scrubbed and quartered
2 waxy potatoes, scrubbed and quartered
2 celery stalks, scrubbed and cut into 3
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs of flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
½ teaspoon black peppercorns
5 quarts of water
Sea salt, to taste

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

34 cals

Fat

0 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

8 g

Sugar

2 g

Fiber

1 g

Protein

1 g

Sodium

774 mg

Directions

Stud each onion half with two cloves. Cut the white part of the trimmed leeks into three equal lengths, then in half lengthwise. Set aside. Cut the tender parts off the dark leek tops into 3-inch lengths.
In a 7-quart pot, cover the leeks, onions, carrots, turnips, potatoes, celery, bay leaf, peppercorns, parsley and black peppercorns with enough water to completely cover the vegetables by an inch or so.
Transfer the pot to the stove and bring the water to a boil using medium-high heat. Then cover with a lid and turn the heat down to low. Gently simmer the vegetables for 1 hour.
Taste for salt and adjust the seasoning. Remove from heat. Strain the stock and let cool. Discard the stock vegetables. Use immediately or bag and freeze.

Chef Tips

For extra flavor, add a small handful of dried shiitake mushrooms.

Bag and freeze in quart-size bags for later use in soups, stir fries, stews, etc.

This recipe makes around 5 quarts of stock. Most recipes call for 1 quart (or 4 cups), which is typically the amount sold in commercially boxed stocks and broths.

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Easy Vegetable Stock