How to make vegetable stock
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12 reviews
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Total Time
30 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
139 kcal
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Course
Soup
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Cuisine
Vegetarian, Vegan
How to make vegetable stock
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Save money by making your own delicious vegetable stock. It’s easy! Not only is it cheaper than store bought it tastes so much better. If you’ve ever wondered how to make vegetable stock here are my tips to making a delicious stock every time.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbs olive oil
- 2 onions chopped
- 6 celery stalks chopped
- 3 carrots chopped
- 1 zucchini chopped
- salt to taste
- 2 fat cloves garlic crushed
- 6 mushrooms chopped
- your choice of parsley stalks, thyme sprigs,leek tops, red capsicum (bell pepper), spring onions, shallots, rosemary, fennel, tomato, basil, dried mushrooms to fill the pot up to ¾ below the rim.
- ¼ cup French green lentils
- 1 tsp peppercorns
- 3 bay leaves
Instructions
- Place a 5 litre saucepan over a low heat. Add the oil and the onions, celery, carrots, and garlic. Add the salt and sweat the vegetables until soft, stirring every now and then.
- Once softened your choice of vegetables, filling the pot no more than ¾ below the rim. Add the lentils, peppercorns and bay leaves and fill the saucepan with cold water.
- Cover and bring to a simmer over a medium heat before reducing to low. Simmer for 1 hour. If you like you can add salt once the stock is simmering.
- Turn the heat off and leave to cool before straining. Store in glass jars in the fridge or portion into freezer safe bags and freeze until needed.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
139kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
44mg
(2%)
Potassium
534mg
(15%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
7770IU
(155%)
Vitamin C
16.4mg
(18%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1.2mg
(7%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 139 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 139kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 44mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 534mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 7770IU | 155% |
| Vitamin C | 16.4mg | 18% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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