Bobo's Basic Vegetable Stock

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 small turnips, coarsely chopped
• 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 leek, white part only,halved lengthwise and coursely chopped
• 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
• 8 cups water

Recipe

• 1 heat oul in a 3-quart soup pot over high heat until hot.
• 2 add turnips, celery, onion, leek, and carrot.
• 3 stir the vegetables around until they begin to cook but don't turn brown.
• 4 add water to stock pot.
• 5 bring to boil.
• 6 reduce heat to simmering and cook until the vegetables are very soft, about 2 hours.
• 7 remove pot from heat.
• 8 let cool.
• 9 strain and discard teh vegetables.
• 10 keeps in freezer for up to 3 months.