Use your vegetable scraps to make a healthy light broth for use in other recipes.
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10minutes
Cook Time 30minutes
Total Time 40minutes
Servings 4
Calories 48kcal
Ingredients
3-4cupstrimmings from carrots, celery, onion, fennel, turnips, potatoes, or other vegetable trimmings
2-3clovesgarliccrushed
10-12wholepeppercorns
2bay leaves
Instructions
Place the vegetable trimmings in a large stock pot or dutch oven. Fill the pot just above the trimmings with cold water and add crushed garlic cloves (skins and all), peppercorns and bay leaves.
Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 25-30 minutes.
Place a large sieve over a bowl and pour the contents of the pot through the sieve. Press on the solids to squeeze out any extra liquid. Discard the solids.
Broth will last a week, refrigerated or three months frozen.