Vegetable Stock

Ingredients

• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 large leek, washed, trimmed and coarsely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, quartered
• Celery leaves from heart of a bunch of celery
• 2 carrots, trimmed and quartered
• 1 turnips or parsnip, trimmed and quartered
• 3 tomatoes, cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup mushrooms, including stems
• 6 parsley sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 peppercorns
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 quarts water