The other nite, @HorriblePeanut sent me a photo of what he made for dinner. (only because I asked!!). He had prepared cod and kale. I asked him how he prepared the kale and he replied “with veggie stock – er, Knorr”. I then realized that this would be a good time to do a blog post called How to Make Your Own Vegetable Stock!!
Oh How I Love This Stock!!
Here’s what you need:
Ingredients:
2 carrots, peeled and chopped*
2 onions, peeled and chopped*
1 parsnip, peeled and chopped*
1 apple, cut in half
1 whole head of garlic, peeled (no chopping necessary0
1 sweet potato peeled and chopped*
and bunch of parsley
*:no one is going to see the vegetables so it doesn’t have to be pretty looking!! BONUS
Feel free to add celery, apples, bay leaves, zucchini, etc.a
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Boil water in a saucepan (please forgive me, I did not measure the quantity)
2. Add all the ingredients listed above. Cover the pan with a lid.
A Rough Chop is Just Fine!!
3. Season with salt and pepper
4. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
5. Strain the vegetables
Voila…beautiful aromatic vegetable stock. By all means play around with this recipe: add celery, add bay leaves (which I did by the way) or add zucchini. Just don’t add anything bitter like broccoli or green pepper.
I like to freeze this soup is small ziploc containers so I can use it whenever a recipe calls for vegetable stock. It will make a HUGE difference and you won’t be buying any powdered soup stock anymore.
Happy Cooking (even if its 30 degrees outside)!!
By the way: I grew up in a household with a product called Croyden House. (kosher fake chicken stock poweder) My mom used it on EVERYTHING. (as still does). I promised myself when I moved out that I would never buy a jar of that stuff and guess what? I haven’t.
