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How to Make Vegetable Stock

We cook a healthy vegetable stock using ingredients leftover in our fridge.

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Cooking vegetable stock

INGREDIENTS                         

3 leeks or two medium onions
2 carrots
2 large mushrooms
2 sticks of celery
Quarter of a swede
2 turnips
2 courgettes
3 teaspoons of mixed dried herbs or a large handful of mixed fresh herbs
Salt and pepper to taste. Lots of pepper and we suggest two level teaspoons of salt.

PREPARATION TIME

: 15 minutes

COOKING TIME

: 1 hour 45 minutes

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

: Easy

FREEZE

? Yes

SERVINGS

: 4

COOKING EQUIPMENT

: Very large pan, enough for the vegetables and 3 litres of water or two large pans
Ingredients for Vegetable Stock
Ingredients for Vegetable Stock (see picture below for the herbs we used)

PREPARATION

Wash all the ingredients, top and tail the carrots, courgette, swede, turnips, celery and leeks.

Cut all the vegetables into chunks (see picture below)

COOK'S NOTES FOR VEGETABLE STOCK

Stock is the base for a huge number of soups and other dishes but most recipes simply state that an amount of vegetable or chicken stock is required. Yes, it is far quicker to add a couple of stock cubes to boiling water but you will be very pleased with the superior results when you make your own stock. Click here for our critique of stock cubes and then come back to make your own homemade stock!

Our recipe below really was made from excess vegetables we had in our refrigerator. Granted, our fridges are fuller than most because we are a cookery website. However, the principles remain exactly the same for all vegetable stocks. If you don't have the same vegetables for your stock just use what you have. Remember though that potatoes are not ideal for a stock because they will thicken it up considerably. One vegetable(s) we do consider essential for a food soup is either onions or leeks. Both do equally well and they add a unique flavour which other vegetables do not.

The amounts are not crucial either. The more vegetables you include the stronger the stock will taste, but a weaker stock is still far superior to one made using stock cubes. Don't stick to just vegetables if you want to add your signature to the stock. Try a couple of dashes of Lea and Perrins or a teaspoon of marmite. The possibilities are endless.

This recipe is for a vegetable stock but if you intend to make chicken, turkey, beef or other meat stock simply chop the carcass / meat into small portions and use less vegetables. The other preparation and cooking instructions remain exactly the same.

To make life easy we strongly suggest that you make a large amount of this stock and freeze some for later use. Stock freezes perfectly and is is then ready for immediate use.

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RECIPE INSTRUCTIONS

STEP 1

The prepared vegetables should look something like the picture on the right. The reason for chopping then up is so that they easily fit into the pan and also to evenly cook them.

Place the vegetables in the pan and pour over 3 litres of freshly boiled water. Bring the mixture to a boil then turn down the heat and let the stock simmer for 1 hour 45 minutes.

 Prepared vegetables

STEP 2

Add the salt and pepper, stir and taste. Add more salt and pepper if required.

Let the stock cool for half an hour then pass it all through a sieve so that the stock is free of solids. Pour into containers and let them cool for another hour and a half. Place in the freezer for use whenever required.

 Cooking vegetable stock
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15 November 2010
From: Carolyn
I can't rate it yet as I haven't tried it (later today), but do I just chuck the remaining solid vegetables away, is there nothing that can be done with them?
ANSWER: I think that all the goodness has gone into the stock so aside from composting the remaining vegetable mass there is nothing to do with them.
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