Here is an easy one-pot recipe for making your own vegetable broth.
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Soups, stews, and chilis are great ways to stretch your food. When taking inventory of my pantry and freezer today, I noticed that I was low on vegetable broth and out of chicken broth. Many of my recipes require one or the other, so I am going to make a large pot of vegetable broth. It is easy and inexpensive to make. In fact, you can make broth with vegetable scraps: carrot and potato peelings, celery tops, leftover onion, etc. Just add the vegetable scraps to a container in your freezer and when the container is full, dump it in a pot, add water and spices, and simmer for an hour. Then strain and voila, you have vegetable broth. Just in case you don’t have a bag of rotting vegetables in your freezer, I have included a recipe.
Homemade Vegetable Broth Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 onions
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 4 stalks celery
- 4 –5 carrots
- 1 potato
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, optional
- 12 cups of water
- pinch or two of your favorite spices, I vary mine, but I usually add parsley and basil, sometimes sage and thyme as well
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
- Add the water to a large pot and place on high heat.
- Do not peel the vegetables. Just wash them and coarsely chop them. Add them to the pot of water.
- Add spices, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil. Once it boils, reduce the heat, place a lid on the pot, and simmer for one hour.
- Strain the broth through a fine mesh colander. You can use the broth immediately. Freeze unused portions for future use in a freezer safe container, or can it in a pressure canner.
Printable Recipe for Homemade Vegetable Broth
Homemade Vegetable Broth Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- 4 stalks celery
- 4 –5 carrots
- 1 potato
- 1/2 cup mushrooms optional
- 12 cups of water
- pinch or two of your favorite spices I vary mine, but I usually add parsley and basil, sometimes sage and oregano as well
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Add the water to a large pot and place on high heat.
- Do not peel the vegetables. Just wash them and coarsely chop them. Add them to the pot of water.
- Add spices and pepper to taste.
- Bring to a boil. Once it boils, reduce the heat, place a lid on the pot, and simmer for one hour.
- Strain the broth through a fine mesh colander. You can use the broth immediately.
- Freeze unused portions for future use in a freezer safe container, or can it in a pressure canner.
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More Broth Recipes:
How to Make Vegetable Broth in a Slow Cooker
How to Make Chicken Broth in a Slow Cooker
Rotisserie Chicken Broth Recipe
How to Make Turkey Stock in a Slow Cooker
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Alea says
Shana, I found a box of my oldest son's hot wheels in the garage, so I will still be able to spoil Rew without buying any more hot wheels.
Amanda, I wanted to make your Garden Wedding soup with some turkey I found in the freezer, so I had to make vegetable broth. Very delicious – Glad you came up with it!
Amanda says
Great minds must think alike, I made a bunch of broth (beef and chicken) this weekend. I had the same problem when I inventoried my freezer!
Shana says
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