Vegetable stock
Vegetable stock is a very easy and versatile basic recipe. It can be used in many different ways: for cooking rice, making soups, sauces, etc. It's a good idea to keep a supply of vegetable stock in your fridge or freezer.
215K 39 4.1
Last modified on: October 5th 2011
Keywords for this recipe:StockBrothVegetablesFor 1 litre 500 ml, you will need:
- 1
1 leek - 2
1 carrot - 3
1 onion - 4
1 garlic clove - 5
1 Bouquet garni - 6
2 tablespoons olive oil - 7
1 litre 500 ml water - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 2,100 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 37 min. | 23 min. | 1 hour |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 4 - 1 min.
Crush garlic cloves with a knife blade.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Prepare 1 Bouquet garni.
Stage 6 - 3 min.
Pour 2 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan on medium heat. When hot, add the chopped onion, salt, pepper and cook without colouring for 3 minutes.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Add the carrot, leek and garlic. Mix well.
Cook uncovered for 5 minutes on low heat.
Cook uncovered for 5 minutes on low heat.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
Add 1 litre 500 ml water and the bouquet garni.
Stage 9 - 15 min.
Cook on low heat for about 15 minutes.
Stage 10 - 3 min.
After this time, strain the stock.
Stage 11 - 5 min.
Leave to cool then transfer to a bottle or jar with a lid.
Remarks
You can vary the vegetables, but I advise you to keep at least carrot, onion and leek.
If you want to freeze the stock, you can use an ice cube tray to make cubes: easy to take out exactly the amount you need.
If you want to freeze the stock, you can use an ice cube tray to make cubes: easy to take out exactly the amount you need.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, in a sealed bottle. Also freezes well.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 495 Kcal or 2,072 Kj | 9 gr | 48 gr | 30 gr |
| 25 % | 3 % | 5 % | 5 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 24 Kcal or 100 Kj | < 1 gr | 2 gr | 1 gr |
| 1 % | <1 % | <1 % | <1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 1 litre 500 ml : 1.61 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Super-green, super-thrifty soup, Taos hotpot, French baguettes, Nonettes, Confit of carrots with bacon, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tzatziki, Express chilli con carne, Pasta with mushrooms, Baby spinach salad, Fresh spinach with cream, ... All |
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 | Garlic clove: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Pea risotto "mantecare", Eggs with tomatoes and courgettes, White bean gratin "à l'italienne", Five hours poultry, Red rice pannequets, ... All |
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