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Making a Hearty Broth

This is the beginning of a good vegetable soup.  
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Prep Time 20 minutes

Equipment

  • Instant pot
  • Large Pot
  • Slow cooker

Ingredients
  

Vegetable Broth Ingredients

  • 3 litres water
  • 2 onions
  • 1 bulb of garlic
  • 1 leek
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 celery stalk (optional)
  • 1 handful fresh herbs
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 tbsp cider vinegar
  • salt and pepper
  • Other wrinkly veggies from the vegetable fridge drawer (optional)
  • Left over roasted vegetables (optional)

Bone Broth

  • 1 chicken carcass or;
  • 1 bones leftover from a roast meat or;
  • 1 soup bones (brown meat first)

Instructions
 

  • Roughly chop all your vegetables.
  • Place your meat bones and vegetables into your chosen pot and cover with the water (don’t forget the herbs).

Stove Top

  • Simmer for 2-3 hours.

Slow Cooker

  • Cook on low over night

Instant Pot

  • Pressure Cook for 90 minutes on high for chicken and 120 minutes for lamb/mutton and beef.
    Allow the steam to release naturally 
  • Now you have a tasty broth.
    Strain your broth through a sieve and discard the bones and vegetables.