Benefits of Homemade Vegetable Broth
Bone stock has a ton of health benefits, but homemade vegetable broth can also do wonders for your health, especially if you’re on a plant-based diet. Broth is jam-packed with nutrients that are good for your health. It’s also eco-friendly because it consists food scraps that would be thrown away. Store bought vegetable broth is high in sodium. Reusing ‘waste’ to reduce store bought products and replacing them with homemade broth saves money, too! It’s a triple win!
What is the Difference Between Vegetable Stock and Broth?
The difference between a broth and stock is a broth is made from meat or vegetables, but a stock is made from bones. Stock is jam-packed with collagen, whereas a broth is nicely-flavored liquid rich with nutrients.
How Do You Make Homemade Vegetable Broth
| Prep Time | 10 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 1 Hour |
| Servings | Cups |
Ingredients
Food Scraps
- 2 Gallons mushrooms, onion scraps, vegetable peels, pepper, parts of cabbage These are examples of what we used. Just use what you collect
Measured Ingredients
- 3 Cloves garlic
- 1 leek
- 2 carrots
- 1 TBS Celery seeds
- 1 TBS Tumeric
- salt
- 2 TBS Apple cider vinegar
- 2 TBS Coconut OIl
Ingredients Food Scraps
Measured Ingredients
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Instructions
- First, chop up your celery, onions, garlic and carrots.
- Cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add the water, frozen vegetable scraps, tumeric, celery seed, and apple cider vinegar. Reduce heat to low and simmer, partially covered, for 45 minutes.
- Pour the broth through a fine mesh strainer into a large heat-proof bowl or pot; discard solids.
- One the broth has cooled, transfer it to airtight plastic containers or freezer bags and store it in the freezer. (I usually freeze it in 2-cup portions so I don’t have to thaw all the broth every time I use it.)
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