Many recipes on our blog call for vegetable broth, and many of our readers have asked for a homemade versions over the years. Here's our easy-to-make, inexpensive, tasty vegetable broth.
Course Seasoning
Cuisine Basic
Keyword best vegetable broth, clear vegetable broth, how to make vegetable broth from scraps, low sodium vegetable broth, no sodium vegetable broth
Place all the ingredients in a large pot. Add ½ gal [2 lt] of water.
2. Simmer
Cover and simmer over very low heat for 2 hrs. Add water to replace what evaporated and get the same amount of liquid you added. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
3. Straining
Strain and get rid of solids.
4. Storing
Separate into portions of one cup each and freeze.
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Notes
Other possible additions you may like to try: mushroom stems, some soy sauce (for umami and color), whatever herbs you happen to have and like).