A homemade broth with all the nutrients of vegetables. Perfect for soups and stews.
Easy to make and freeze homemade vegetable broth.
Well today, I am not here with a baby food recipe, but with something along similar lines. On Tuesday, I had published a Carrot and Potato Soup recipe for 1-year-olds and above.
After that post, many moms asked me for my recipe for Vegetable Broth. So today I am sharing my vegetable broth recipe. This broth can be used for anything, from soups to making rice and everything in-between.
Though the recipe here is made with vegetables, I use the same recipe for any Non- Vegetarian broth too. I just add meat to it. This vegetable broth can be stored in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days.
As there are no preservatives in it, so I prefer using it sooner. It can also be stored in the freezer in the form of cubes, so when your recipe calls for a stock/broth, just use that cube.
Initially, when I was looking for stock recipes, I came across two things: Stock and Broth. I was confused and started wondering what was the difference between these two.
The answer here is, Stock is an unseasoned mixture of ingredients which is simmered to extract all the juices. It does not contain any seasoning or spices. While on the other hand, Broth is a seasoned mixture of ingredients with spices and salt added, to give it a specific flavor.
A stock can be easily manipulated with the amount of salt and any kind of spices. But for the broth, there is not much room to play around as it gets a specific flavor with salt and spices that are already added. This is just in culinary terms, which I thought of sharing.
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For me, a broth is just a seasoned stock. And in our everyday life, these two terms are easily interchangeable, which can be seen in our grocery stores too. So after quite a bit of trial and errors, this is the recipe I stick to now when it comes to making stock. Or I must say Broth ( as I have used spices here).
Homemade Vegetable Broth
You Need:
- 3 Celery Stalks
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 2 Carrots
- 2 Tomatoes
- 1/2 medium Bell Pepper
- A small bunch of Spring Onions
- A hand full of Button Mushrooms (chopped)
- 2 tsp Olive Oil
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1-1/2- inch Cinnamon Stick
- 4 Peppercorns
- A dash of Mace
- 6 cups Water
- Salt To Taste (optional)
How To Make It:
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Wash, peel (carrots) and cut vegetables into pieces.
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In a pot, add oil. Once heated add spices (bay leaves, peppercorns, cinnamon stick, garlic cloves, and mace). Let it splutter.
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Then add all the vegetables, and saute for few minutes till the tomatoes turn soft.
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Add water to the vegetables, and turn heat to low. Let it simmer for 40 to 45 mins.
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After 45 mins, switch off the heat. Run it through a strainer, to get rid of the vegetables and spices.
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The broth is ready.
My Little Notes:
In the current recipe, I haven’t added salt. So that I have control over salt for the final dish in which this broth will be used. You can add salt.
Do not discard the strained vegetables. They can be used in other recipes example veg cutlets.
Once the broth cools down, store as soon as possible in an airtight container in a refrigerator or in a freezer.
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This is such a cool idea. A recipe for for kids and adults. Also can be used as a base in many recipes.
This looks very nutritious! I also use stock and broth interchangeably but thanks for clarifying the difference!
I love making homemade broth. You know exactly whats in it!
This sounds like such a flavorful broth! I can thinks of many uses for it, yum!
This is great to have on hand for upcoming soup season!