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vegetable broth recipe

Basic Vegetable Broth Recipe

Barbara Felicità Lucchini
The vegetable broth recipe is a basic preparation in Italian cuisine, made with water and vegetables, usually celery, carrots, onions and potatoes. However, there are variations of this recipe that include the use of other vegetables.
In fact, the broth is enriched with seasonal veggies such as zucchini, fennel, tomatoes, leeks, and some fresh herbs such as bay leaves, chervil, and parsley, which flavor the basic vegetable broth recipe due to their aromatic power.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course soups
Cuisine Italian
Servings 8
Calories 65 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 liters water 17 cups, cold
  • 2 potatoes medium size
  • 2 onions white, medium size
  • 2 carrots medium size
  • 4 celery stalks
  • 1 tomato big or 4-5 little tomatoes
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 3 cloves
  • 5 black peppercorns
  • 5 parsley sprigs

Instructions
 

  • To make your vegetable broth, start by peeling the carrots and removing the ends. Then cut them into fairly large pieces. Peel the potatoes and cut them into large pieces as well.
  • Peel the onions, then remove the lower part and cut them in half. Insert the cloves into the onion flesh like a pincushion so that they do not get lost during cooking.
  • Wash and chop the celery. Wash the parsley. Finally, wash and cut the tomato in half.
  • Place all the vegetables in a fairly large pot. Cover with cold water.
  • Cover the pot with a lid and cook the broth over high heat at first. When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook slowly for 1 hour.
  • When cooked, drain the vegetables with a slotted spoon. You can save the cooked vegetables for other delicious recipes.
  • The vegetable broth is ready. You can strain it further using a cloth to remove all impurities.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 65kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 0.2gSaturated Fat: 0.05gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.02gSodium: 57mgPotassium: 407mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 2823IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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