[Recipe + Video] Homemade Vegetable Broth

Name: [Recipe + Video] Homemade Vegetable Broth
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 8 cups of each
Ingredients: 1 bunch cilantro; 1 bunch parsley; 1 bunch thyme; 1 bunch chives; 1 prig oregano; 1 head garlic; 1 medium red onion; 1 teaspoon peppercorns; 1 teaspoon allspice berries; 1 bunch celery; 1 cubanelle pepper; carrot

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 5 mins
Servings
8 cups of each
Calories
11 kcal
Course
Condiments

[Recipe + Video] Homemade Vegetable Broth

Oriana Walker

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Many recipes on our blog call for vegetable broth, and many of our readers have asked for a homemade versions over the years. Here's our easy-to-make, inexpensive, tasty vegetable broth.

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Ingredients

Servings

1 bunch cilantro
1 bunch parsley
1 bunch thyme
1 bunch chives
1 prig oregano dry, ground
1 head garlic peeled
1 medium red onion quartered
1 teaspoon peppercorns
1 teaspoon allspice berries malagüeta
1 bunch celery
1 cubanelle pepper or 6 ajíes gustosos, seeded and halved, aka cubanela
carrot chopped

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1. Combining

Place all the ingredients in a large pot. Add ½ gal [2 lt] of water.

2. Simmer

Cover and simmer over very low heat for 2 hrs. Add water to replace what evaporated and get the same amount of liquid you added. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.

3. Straining

Strain and get rid of solids.

4. Storing

Separate into portions of one cup each and freeze.

Notes

Other possible additions you may like to try: mushroom stems, some soy sauce (for umami and color), whatever herbs you happen to have and like).

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cup Calories 11kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 1g (2%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 1g (5%) Sodium 2mg (0%) Potassium 63mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 143IU (3%) Vitamin C 15mg (17%) Calcium 12mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8cups of each

Amount Per Serving

Calories 11 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving	1cup
Calories	11kcal	1%
Carbohydrates	3g	1%
Protein	1g	2%
Fat	1g	2%
Saturated Fat	1g	5%
Polyunsaturated Fat	1g	6%
Monounsaturated Fat	1g	5%
Sodium	2mg	0%
Potassium	63mg	1%
Fiber	1g	4%
Sugar	1g	2%
Vitamin A	143IU	3%
Vitamin C	15mg	17%
Calcium	12mg	1%
Iron	1mg	6%