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Do you need a great vegetable stock recipe? Soup is the ultimate comfort food, and homemade stock is the best way to start your soup. How to make vegetable stock will teach you how to make rich vegetable broth that will ensure you make great tasting soup.
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The Veggie Queen Shows You How to Make Vegetable Stock in 5 Minutes
This video demonstrates how to make an impromptu vegetable stock from vegetables that you have on hand. She suggests you can use anything in stock except cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, or cabbage. This method uses a pressure cooker to create stock quickly. After coming up to pressure, it cooks for 5 minutes.
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Step 1: What You Need To Make Vegetable Stock
- 4 tablespoons butter (or 2 tablespoons butter and 4 tablespoons olive oil, if roasting)
- 1 cup carrots, peeled and sliced
- 1 celery rib, chopped (with leaves)
- 1 small head lettuce, chopped
- 3 cups onions, chopped
- 1 medium white turnip, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup canned tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 8 sprigs parsley
- 8 peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- Salt, if desired
- 8 cups water
Step 2: Roast the Vegetables, if Desired
- If you need a hearty stock, you'll want to roast the vegetables first.
- Preheat the oven to 375 F.
- Toss the carrots, celery, onions, and turnips with the olive oil.
- Place the vegetables in a baking dish.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, until golden brown.
Step 3: How to Make Vegetable Stock
- Heat the butter in a soup pot (4 tablespoons if you did not roast the vegetables, 2 tablespoons if you did).
- Add the lettuce (and the carrots, celery, onions, and turnip if unroasted), and cook over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients (including the roasted vegetables, if applicable) and bring to a boil.
- Reduce to a simmer, and cook for 1 1/2 hours)
- Strain the broth through a fine sieve, or a colander lined with cheesecloth, and discard the vegetables and spices.
- Cool and refrigerate or freeze, or continue to make a soup using the vegetable broth as a base.
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