Easy Homemade Vegetable Stock
Delicious Homemade Stock to give the perfect flavour to your dishes.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 119kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large onion cut in half
- 2 to 3 leeks chopped
- A handful of green beans cut in half
- 1 to 2 to tomatoes cut in half
- 1 parsnip chopped
- 3 to 4 celery stalks chopped
- 1 to 2 turnips chopped
- 6 to 8 carrots chopped
Instructions
- Wash with cold water all the ingredients and chop them so they release more flavour while cooking.
- Heat some olive oil in a big pot on medium heat and add the ingredients. Let them sweat (start to soften and release their liquids) for a few minutes over the heat before adding the water.
- Add enough water to cover all the vegetables. You can add more water if you need to make more stock or less water for a more flavourful and concentrated stock if you are just using it for one dish. We normally make around 3 litres of stock from this recipe.
- Bring the water to boil and when it starts bubbling reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer for at least 45 minutes. The longer you leave it cooking, the tastier.
- Put the stock through a strainer or colander. Let it cool before freezing it if you are storing the stock.
Notes
- You can use the cooked vegetables to make soup with a little bit of the stock. We always make 3 or 4 portions of soup for Luca to make the most of the vegetables.
- For a sweeter broth add more carrots.
- For a umami flavour, add some Kombu and cook the ingredients for a few minutes into high heat before adding the water.
Nutrition
Calories: 119kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 101mg | Potassium: 697mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 16298IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 2mg