Free Healthy Recipe - Vegetable Stock

Dairy free, Low carbohydrate, Low fat, Low sugar, Wheat Free

Making your own stock takes time but is not time consuming. Once the ingredients are in the pot you can be busy doing something else. And while it may cost more in ingredients than a couple of stock cubes, it's cheaper than purchasing the same quantity of packaged stock with no additives or sugar.

Ingredients

1 large onion

2 large carrots

3 stalks celery

1 large leek

1 medium vine ripened tomato

1 cup mushrooms

3 cloves garlic

½ bunch parsley

4 sprigs thyme

3 bay leaves

2½ litres water

1 tsp black peppercorns

sea salt to taste

Method

Chop all the vegetables and place in a large stock pot with the herbs and garlic. Add 2 ½ litres cold water and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat immediately to simmer and simmer slowly for 45 minutes. Add the peppercorns and simmer for a further 15 minutes. Remove from the heat. Strain the vegetables and discard. Season with sea salt.

Note: Stocks can be purchased ready made from good delis - and while they may seem expensive, if you don't have time to make your own, the investment is worth it.

Makes 10 servings (serve = 1 cup)

Prep Time:	15 mins
Cooking Time:	60 mins
Ready in:	75 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner, Soup

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	115 kj
Calories	27 kcal
Fat	0.25 g
Total Carbohydrate	6 g
Total Protein	0.25 g

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