What she’d tell you
Keep a bag in the freezer and put every onion end, carrot peeling and celery leaf into it. When the bag is full you have a stock, and it cost you nothing at all.
What you need
Written for 8. Change that in the app and the amounts follow.
Tick things off as you get them ready.
Continue to the method ↓
How it goes
Cut everything roughly. Skins and tops all go in.
Cover with 2.5 litres of cold water, add the bay and pepper, and bring to a simmer.
Simmer gently, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
Strain it, pressing the vegetables gently. No salt.
If you haven’t got it
Mushrooms
a strip of kombu, or leave it out: it is there for depth, not flavour
Leek
another onion
Keeping it
Four days in the fridge.
Freezes for six months. Freeze flat in bags and you can snap off what you need.
