Basic Vegetable Stock

Name: Basic Vegetable Stock
Yield: makes 1.7-2.3 litres / 3-4 pints
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 2 cm/¾ in piece of galangal; 2 cm/¾ in piece of ginger; 2 kaffir lime leaves; 1 lemon grass stalk, cut across into 3; 1 onion, quartered; 1 tsp salt; 2 medium carrots, each cut into 4 pieces

Preparation info

makes
1.7-2.3 litres

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

New Wave Asian

By Sri Owen

Published 2002

About

You can choose whether to make a simple vegetable stock or one that has some Southeast Asian ingredients – kaffir lime leaf, ginger, lemon grass and galangal.

Ingredients

2 medium carrots, each cut into 4 pieces
1 onion, quartered
1 tsp salt

Asia
Stock
Vegan
Gluten-free
Southeast Asia

Method

For a basic vegetable stock: bring 2.3 litres/ 4 pints cold water to the boil and add the carrots, onion and salt. Simmer, skimming often, for 40-45 minutes. Strain the stock into a bowl and refrigerate un