1.12.11 Vegetable Broth
If there were ever a day for soup, this is it. There is currently 19" of snow outside my door, and it is still falling! My husband is away, and I know I am going to have to at least tackle the walkway before the morning, but I would rather just sit here and revel in a fact that someone started kicking. Sigh.
So, as warm and toasty being my only criteria for tonight's dinner, I started a pot of stock. There is a recipe below, but really, it could not be any simpler, or more adaptable. Go through your fridge and throw those last bit of vegis and scraps (clean, of course!) in with water, salt and herbs. Anything goes! Next, come over and shovel me out and I will reward you with a warm bowl of soup. Two, if you do a good job!
Vegetable Broth
makes 1 quart
16 c water (1 quart)
1 c white wine
3 T olive oil
2 T kosher salt
1 t pepper
3 large garlic cloves, peeled & crushed
1 large onion, outer layer peeled & cut in half
1 potato, scrubbed & cut in half
2-3 celery stalks, leaves attached
3-4 large carrots (unpeeled)
3 c of spinach
stems/peels of other vegetables (mushrooms...)
2-3 bay leaves
3-4 sprigs of fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary...)
Combine all ingredients in a large stockpot, over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, cover, and reduce to a simmer. Cook 1 1/2 hours, and remove pot from heat. Allow to cool, remove large vegetables with a slotted spoon, discarding or keeping for another use. Strain broth through a sieve to remove small bits. Refrigerate for up to one week, or freeze in individual servings sizes for up to 6 months.
Reader Comments (14)
This looks fabulous, and the photo is great - so green and fresh looking. My wife always saves my leftover vegetable trimmings and freezes them in order to make a big pot of vegetable stock at the end of each month. I might use some to make a broth of my own with your recipe above - I can imagine it would go really well with something like red kidney beans or chick peas added in too! (and big congratulations on your baby by the way :) )
I'm very excited about this recipe... thank you for sharing : )
Yipeeee another soup receipt! This looks really good and very refreshing!! Thanks so much for sharing! I guess you know by now im a huge fan of soup! I hope you are enjoying your new year so far! Have a lovely merry happpy day and love to you!
stock is a true art!
This is a great recipe to have on hand. I may whip up a batch tonight. Thanks for the inspiration!
Lovely! Soup is the only thing I've been craving lately. Looking forward to your recipe!
I've always been a chicken stock kinda girl, but I'm up for making a homemade vegetable stock! Plus I have the day off and about all of the ingredients necessary. Thanks!
Erin, congrats on the bub! What an exciting time! Those kicks are the greatest ...
You really take the most amazing photos ... you're an inspiration to less-seasoned photographers like myself. I've shared that point by making you my blog of the week!
Hope your soup warmed you up nice and cozy :)
I will never forget feeling that first kick. We were sitting in the Paris airport after a couple of scary weeks with some bleeding while we were traveling etc. At first, I didn't know what it was and then I started crying as soon as I realized. To feel him, know he was ok - I will never forget that.
ANYWAY, a friend of mine, who I didn't realize read my blog, emailed me the other day wondering why I didn't have a recipe for stock on my site. Truthfully, unless I am making a recipe specific one, I just use Rapunzel brand. But I use so many veggies there is really no excuse. Thanks for the inspiration!
There is nothing like a perfect batch of homemade stock. We're having a slight warm streak (60˚F) in the NW, so we don't have any bone chilling snow days, but soup is always good this time of year.
Nice post! I can just taste those cold and crunchy spinach leaves! Beautiful photo, too.
Long time no chat! Your baby is already kicking!... so exciting!! Soup is definitely the cure all for a wintery cold day! Your picture is making me crave a fresh pot right now!
Yum!
Wow - this looks really delicious, and fresh. I love the pictures. I definitely need to try this.