Rich Vegetable Stock Recipe

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Ingredients:

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2 -3 lbs vegetable peels (enough to fill a 1 gallon zippy bag)
12 cups water
1 bay leaf
6 -8 peppercorns
1 tsp salt

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I have no idea how much your veggie trimmings will weigh, but I thought it best to put some sort of approximate amount in the list of ingredients. Basically, I just fill a gallon baggie and use that and the weight of the baggie just depends on what kinds of trimmings I've put in during the week.
I keep a gallon freezer baggie in the freezer and dump my veggie trimmings in it after each meal I cook. In no time at all, maybe a week or two, the bag is full and ready to use for making stock.
Empty the gallon baggie of veggie trimmings into a large stew pot or stock pot, along with the bay leaf and peppercorns. Add 8 cups of water and see where your water level is. Remember it. This is the point where you will refill after reducing. Go ahead and add the other 4 cups of water and the salt. Resist the urge to stir!
Bring to a nice simmer over high heat, then reduce heat to maintain the simmer.
Never ever stir! You can use the back of a wooden spoon to gently push the veggies down into the liquid every now and then, but don't stir. If you do, your stock will come out cloudy. By resisting the urge to stir, your stock will be crystal clear and beautiful. If it does cloud up, it's still good, just not nearly as pretty.
When the liquid has reduced by 4 cups, add another 4 cups of water and continue to simmer. Do this 2 more times, for a total of 3 times. You are essentially reducing the water 100% by reducing by a third three times.
After the final reduction, remove from heat and strain through a colander. Squeeze all of the stock out of the veggies, then discard the veggies.
Strain the stock through a sieve, and then strain again through a fine mesh. I use a permanent coffee filter for this step.
At this point, I pour the stock off into plastic cups in 8 ounce portions. Let cool completely at room temperature, then freeze. Cooling your stock off too quickly results in clouding.
When the stock is frozen, I pop each stock cube out of its cup, wrap it in parchment or wax paper, and put all the stock into a big gallon freezer bag.
To reconstitute, melt an 8 ounce portion of the frozen stock, add an equal amount of water and a teaspoon of salt. Stir well to dissolve the salt. The stock will keep in the fridge for up to a week.
I use this stock for rice, soups, sauces, etc. If the recipe calls for water and it's a savory dish, I use stock instead. It can also be substituted for chicken stock in most cases.
This recipe makes 8 cups of stock and dilutes to 16 cups.
Don't worry if you're not a big veggie eater. I live alone and cook for 1, and I don't eat as many veggies as I should, and still I have enough trimmings to make stock every 7 to 14 days. My bags are usually full of onion and garlic skins, onion ends, pepper ends and seeds and membranes, celery ends, cucumber ends and peels, salad trimmings, and herb stems. The stock is fantastic! If you throw in some red onion skin, your stock will be a lovely mahogany color.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	121.01 Kcal (507 kJ)
Calories from fat	17.02 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	1.89g	3%
Sodium	485.88mg	20%
Potassium	400.8mg	9%
Total Carbs	24.58g	8%
Dietary Fiber	7.56g	30%
Protein	5.67g	11%
Vitamin C	18.9mg	32%
Iron	1.9mg	11%
Calcium	95.1mg	10%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	18.23 Kcal (76 kJ)
Calories from fat	2.56 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.28g	3%
Sodium	73.18mg	20%
Potassium	60.36mg	9%
Total Carbs	3.7g	8%
Dietary Fiber	1.14g	30%
Protein	0.85g	11%
Vitamin C	2.8mg	32%
Iron	0.3mg	11%
Calcium	14.3mg	10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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