Vegetable Stock

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Yield: Makes about 7 cups
Ingredients:
2
medium onions

2
tablespoons vegetable oil

2
leeks, cleaned

3
stalks celery, cut into 2-inch pieces

8
cups cold water

6
medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces

1
turnip, peeled, cut into chunks (optional)

2
cloves garlic, peeled and crushed

4
sprigs fresh parsley

1
teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed

2
bay leaves



Preparation:
1.
Trim tops and roots from onions, leaving most of dried outer skin intact; cut into wedges.

2.
Heat oil in stockpot or 5-quart Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot. Add onions, leeks and celery; cook and stir 5 minutes or until vegetables are limp but not brown. Add water, carrots, turnip, garlic, parsley, thyme, pepper and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, uncovered, 1-1/2 hours. Remove from heat. Cool slightly and strain through large sieve or colander to remove vegetables and herbs. Press vegetables lightly with slotted spoon to remove excess liquid; discard vegetables.

3.
Use immediately or refrigerate stock in tightly covered container up to 2 days or freeze stock in batches in freezer containers for several months.






This recipe appears in: Broths & Stock