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Foundations Vegetable Stock No. 1: Dill and Parsley

Julia Savory
An easy and flexible clear vegetable stock made from onion, carrot, celery, and leek, finished with fresh dill and parsley. Light, clear, and full of everyday flavour – perfect for all manner of dishes and the ideal replacement for factory-made stock cubes.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting time 24 hours
Total Time 24 hours 40 minutes
Course Foundation Stones
Cuisine Modern European
Servings 4 people
Calories/Seving 3 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 unit large brown onion | chopped
  • ¼ unit leek | chopped
  • 1 unit stick celery | chopped
  • 2 units carrots | chopped
  • 3 units garlic cloves | peeled and flattened
  • 1 litre water
  • 3 tbsp flat leaf parsley | roughly chopped
  • 3 units dill stalks | don't chop, it gets everywhere because it's so fine!
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Instructions
 

  • Please be aware that the ingredients need chopping up to increase surface area, not for neatness. Put the ingredients listed into the water, bring to a simmer, and then simmer for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take the pan off the heat.
    1 unit large brown onion, ¼ unit leek, 1 unit stick celery, 2 units carrots, 3 units garlic cloves, 1 litre water
  • Add the herbs, put a lid on the pan and let it cool down. Decant to a container suitable for the fridge and let it infuse overnight.
    In the morning, strain through muslin if you want to (for clarity) but it that doesn't matter, just sieve it and store it in the fridge or freezer.
    Please remember that unlike factory-made stock cubes, this recipe contains no salt. So recipes that you make with commercial stock cubes will need the salt content adjusted.
    3 tbsp flat leaf parsley, 3 units dill stalks

Nutrition

Serving: 250mlCalories: 3kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.03gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 15mgPotassium: 23mgFiber: 0.1gSugar: 0.1gVitamin A: 342IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 13mgIron: 0.2mg

Nutritional values are estimates only and will vary depending on specific ingredients used. Nutrition is per serving. Information is for the main recipe, not optional accompaniments.

Keywords carrots, celery, dill, flat leaf parsley, freezer-friendly, garlic, homemade stock, how to make stock, leek, make-ahead, onion, vegan soup base, vegetable stock
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Photographed truthfully. If you cook it, yours will look like mine.