Vegetable stock

Ingredients

12

Steps

3

Serves

makes 500ml/18fl oz

Cook Time

65-70 Min

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 leeks, roughly chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 1 celery stick, chopped
  • 1 small russet potato, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, halved
  • 50g/2oz dried red lentils
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1⁄2 tablespoon light soy sauce
  • pinch of dried thyme
  • 6 sprigs of fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • Put the oil in a large casserole dish over a medium heat. Sauté the leeks, carrots, celery, potato and garlic until slightly browned. Add 1.2 litres/2pt water and the remaining ingredients.
  • Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve and leave to cool.
  • Store in the refrigerator and use within 3 or 4 days, or divide into portions and freeze until needed.
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