Denise's Simply Delicious Broth
This is a very easy and versatile recipe. The best part is, it is a very forgiving recipe even for the most novice of cooks!
Equipment
Large soup pot or pressure cooker, metal strainer or fine-holed colander
Ingredients
1/2 small red onion - chopped
2 large carrots - chopped
2 stalks celery - chopped or 1 tablespoon dried celery flakes
2 to 4 white cardamom pods (optional)
1 tablespoon maple syrup
2 tablespoons filtered water
3 tablespoons vegetable (canola, soy are good choices)
4 quarts filtered water
Assortment of dried herbs
- 1 teaspoon each Parsley, rosemary, oregano, thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon powdered sage give your base a lot of flavor, a little goes a long way
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder
1/4 cup Braggs™ Amino Acids
INSTRUCTIONS
Place first seven ingredients in an empty soup pot. Sautee for 5 - 10 minutes until onions become slightly carmelized. Carefully fill soup pot 3/4 full with water. Add all herbs except dill and black pepper. Cover with lid. Heat over medium flame until just about to boil.
Strain off the solids through a metal colander or strainer.
Add dill, black pepper and Braggs™ Amino Acids just after you've turned the heat off.
Your base is ready for inclusion in a recipe or freeze for handy future use.
To freeze for future use: Allow your soup base to cool thoroughly. Stir before pouring into individual freezer containers.
For freezing, I make a concentrated version by either decreasing the amount of water or increasing the amount of herbs and Braggs. This takes up less space in the freezer. When I'm ready to use the concentrate: I dilute it with more water.
VARIATIONS/SUGGESTIONS
● Wake up the flavor of your grains by using this base in place of water.
● When I want to eat lightly, I drink this strained broth as-is.
Take the broth from above (Denise's Simply Delicious Broth) and add vegetable. Like the broth, this recipe is also very forgiving recipe. Use your favorite vegetables to put your unique stamp on this recipe. Like most good soups - it tastes even better the next day after all the flavors have had a chance to meld!
EQUIPMENT
Large soup pot
INGREDIENTS
2 quarts Denise's Simply Delicious Broth
4 cups fresh frozen vegetables of your choice (example shitake mushrooms, carrots, peas, shelled edamame(3), cut string beans)
INSTRUCTIONS
Place your ingredients in the pot. Simmer until all items are heated through.
VARIATIONS/TIPS
- To increase the protein value add firm tofu, cut in to bite-sized cubes.
- In addition to vegetables, add thin rice noodles. These cook in about 3 minutes.
- You may want to add more spices at cooking time (dill, pepper, Braggs Aminos Acid)
3 - edamame is soy bean. You can find it fresh frozen in the shell or unshelled.
Yes, you can put some meat into this recipe. The addition of any animal products increases overall calories, saturated fat, cholesterol and will lessen the amount of fiber per serving.
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