A Simple Vegetable Broth Instead of Stock

• Chunks of onion, with peel
• Trimmed leaves of leek or scallion, cut up
• Chunks or peelings of carrot
• Chunks or peelings of celery
• 2 or 3 cloves of garlic with peel, smashed
• Several sprigs and stems of parsley
• Stalks and leaves of basil, oregano, marjoram, sage, or other herbs
• Optional flavor enhancers:
• Pinch of peperoncino
• Strips of lemon peel

1. All you need for this clean-flavored and cost-free liquid are a saucepan, a few cups of water, a cup or two of fresh vegetable pieces, and a few sprigs of herbs.
2. Just rinse off all the flavorful trimmings from vegetables you are prepping, and throw them in the pot with water to cover by an inch or two, with a bit of salt and maybe a dash of olive oil.
3. Cook 1/2 hour or more, until the liquid is reduced by a third and the flavor is extracted, then strain and use in sauces, roasts, a gratinate, or to steam vegetables.
4. Put the remainder in the refrigerator or freezer so its there when you want itand you wont need that can of stock.

onion, trimmed leaves, carrot, celery, garlic, parsley, basil, enhancers, peperoncino, lemon peel

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/a-simple-vegetable-broth-instead-of-stock (may not work)