How to make a vegtetable broth

hi everyone in todays post ill be telling you how to make a basic vegetable broth I hope you enjoy.

Total cooking time:1hr 55 min
Prep: 10min
cook: 1hr 45mins

Ingredients you will need:

4 cloves of garlic.
2 large celery, washed, trimmed, tough outer leaves removed
8 carrots
4 large onions, quartered
1 cabbage shredded
water

Step 1-Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2-First sauté your vegetables which includes the garlic but make sure to put in the cabbage last, over high heat for 5 to 10 minutes or until vegetables begin to brown.

Step 3-In a large saucepan or stock pot combine the sauté vegetables with the clove and water. Then bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally for 1 hour or until the broth is reduced then strain.

In Addition for a Summer Stock you could add summer squash, tomatoes, green beans, eggplant, bell peppers, corn cobs, marjoram, oregano, basil.

Or for a winter stock you could add celery root parsley root, dried sage, mushrooms (both dried or 1 pound fresh).

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