How To Make Perfect Vegetable Stock (for cheap!)
A few months ago I stumbled upon a little secret that I’ve
been dying to share with you. Are you ready? Here goes…
Making vegetable stock is one of the easiest and
cheapest things you can do to add flavor to your meals while reducing kitchen
waste.
Are you ready to get started? It’s super simple and today I’m
going to show you how. Vegetable stock is made by boiling water
with vegetables. The common vegetables used in making stock are celery,
carrots, onions, mushrooms, and potatoes, along with a host of other veggies
that all add their own unique flavor. Since several of these vegetables are on
the dirty dozen list, I highly recommend using organic produce for making stock
(and in your kitchen in general).
One of the thrifty tricks I discovered is that instead of
using whole pieces of produce, you can easily save vegetable scraps in your
freezer and turn them into flavorful vegetable stock! This might include the skins or unused pieces of onions, potato or carrot peels, or the tips of leeks and celery. If you have any produce that you know you won't be able to use up (unless it's a member of the cruciferous family - more on this in a minute!), you can always add this to your freezer scrap pile for stock. This saves you money and
allows you to use up produce that would have otherwise gone into the compost
bin!
Labels: broth, gluten-free, how to, soup, stock, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian
