Basic Vegetable Broth

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 onion, peeled and cut into large wedges
• 1 carrot, peeled and cut into large pieces
• 1 celery rib, with leaves and cut into large pieces
• 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled and left whole
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 5 peppercorns
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 whole cloves

Recipe

• 1 place all the ingredients in a large pot with 3-4 quarts of water.
• 2 cover and simmer about 1 hour.
• 3 strain.
• 4 variations:.
• 5 you can make this recipe in the slow cooker, which i almost always do, on low for 6 hours or on high for 4.
• 6 this broth freezes very well. keep it on hand in different sized portions for any recipe that calls for stock. simply defrost in microwave for a few minutes before adding to another recipe.
• 7 you can add more vegetables and herbs, if you wish, but make sure to add more water if you increase the amount of veggies.
• 8 this recipe will make about 16 cups of stock. easily double the recipe for more.