Bobo's Basic Vegetable Stock

Name: Bobo's Basic Vegetable Stock
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 2 small turnips, coarsely chopped; 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped; 1 large onion, coarsely chopped; 1 leek, white part only,halved lengthwise and coursely chopped; 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped; 8 cups water

7 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 small turnips, coarsely chopped
2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 leek, white part only,halved lengthwise and coursely chopped
1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
8 cups water

Directions

1

Heat oul in a 3-quart soup pot over high heat until hot.
2

Add turnips, celery, onion, leek, and carrot.
3

Stir the vegetables around until they begin to cook but don't turn brown.
4

Add water to stock pot.
5

Bring to boil.
6

Reduce heat to simmering and cook until the vegetables are very soft, about 2 hours.
7

Remove pot from heat.
8

Let cool.
9

Strain and discard teh vegetables.
10

Keeps in freezer for up to 3 months.