Nutritious Vegetable Broth Recipe
Making your own vegetable broth allows you to customize the flavor and reduce waste.
Nutritious vegetable broth recipe. Roasting vegetables before making the broth is the secret to rich hearty and flavorful vegetable broth. Cook for 1 to 2 hours or until flavorful. Having a nutritional sheet is important but if look up the health benefit of each ingredients then you will know that this is a highly nutritious vegetable broth.
In a large pot heat 1 cup of water over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 11 2 hours. Cook until golden brown.
Stir in the mushrooms parsley and black pepper. Sauté for about 5 minutes or until softened and slightly browned stirring frequently. Add the onion carrot celery and garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
Once hot add oil or water onion garlic carrots and celery. Pour the broth through a strainer into a large heat proof bowl or pot and discard solids. Pour the broth into a container to store if you are not using it right away.
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and when it s hot add the veggies chopped. You can give it a boost from fresh garden herbs and even spice it up a little if you like. Add 7 cups of water and bring to a boil.
Homemade broth has a much fresher taste than store brought broth. Once the water is boiling cover the pot and lower the heat to a low simmer. Chop carrots onions celery and leeks into 1 to 2 inch chunks.