Which vegetables to use for stock?
Which vegetables and/or fresh herbs should be used when making vegetable stock?
Are there any vegetables/herbs that should be avoided?
Can parts of vegetables that would otherwise be discarded be included (eg. potato peel, carrot tops, onion skins)?
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Typically veggies are onions, carrots, celery, leeks, garlic, shallots, etc. Throw in some peppercorns, also, and a Bouquet garni. You can add most other veggies, too, and mushrooms, but avoid adding things that give a strong (bad) flavour after cooked for a long time (broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, etc.).
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What vegetable should not be used in a stock?
Beet roots and onion skins should also be avoided, unless you don't mind your stock turning red or brown. Spoiled vegetables: Although stock is a great way to use veggies that are wilted or slightly past their prime, be sure not to use produce that is rotten or moldy.What vegetables can I put in bone broth?
Vegetable scraps - stay away from starchy and cruciferous vegetables (such as potatoes, broccoli, and cabbage), but anything else is fair game. Traditional broths use a mirepoix of onion, celery and carrot. I usually toss in bell pepper stems, leek greens, fennel, mushroom stems, or fennel as well.What should I add to stocks?
5 Ingredients to Add to Your StocksWhen Should vegetables be added to stock?
A great deal of recipes for making meat stocks recommend adding vegetables in the last hour of cooking. An even greater deal of recipes adds them at the beginning, together with the meat. I have done it both ways and find that latter approach produces more concentrated flavors.More answers regarding which vegetables to use for stock?
Answer 2
I agree with Kevin.
Also, I highly recommend "Ratio" by Michael Ruhlman. Part 2 of that book is about stocks (broths)...and has an excellent section on vegetable stocks. (There is a technical difference between broths and stocks, but I don't think it matters in this case.)
Stocks are great! Stocks can make the difference between a great meal and a merely good meal.
"Can parts of vegetables that would otherwise be discarded be included (eg. potato peel, carrot tops, onion skins)?"
Yes, as long as they are clean and fresh. Personally I'm not fond of adding potato peels.
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