Bobo's Basic Vegetable Stock

Name: Bobo's Basic Vegetable Stock
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 8 cups
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

Submitted by WiteShadow

"A nice vegetable stock used in many of Chef Bobo's Soups. From Chef Bobo's Good Food Cookbook, by Robert W. Surles."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 7
Yields:: 8 cups

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

Heat oul in a 3-quart soup pot over high heat until hot.
Add turnips, celery, onion, leek, and carrot.
Stir the vegetables around until they begin to cook but don't turn brown.
Add water to stock pot.
Bring to boil.
Reduce heat to simmering and cook until the vegetables are very soft, about 2 hours.
Remove pot from heat.
Let cool.
Strain and discard teh vegetables.
Keeps in freezer for up to 3 months.

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Reviews

Easy to make and had much more flavor than expected. Will keep some in the freezer as I'm on a lo-sodium diet and this is an ideal stock for me to use.

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