Basic Home-made Vegetarian Stock

Vegetarian cooking presents a problem when it comes to stock. In the absence of poultry, fish or meat, it is difficult to prepare a truly rich stock, the foundation of any cuisine. But, of course, it is the animal fat that makes it ‘rich’, and for many people that is too high a price to pay.

Although vegetable stocks tend to lack robustness they can still serve our purpose. One of the best vegetarian stocks I have ever sampled was that of Chef Norbert Kostner, the E