How to Make Vegetable Stock

Serves: 20 Save

Ingredients (15)

  • 1 ounce dried mushrooms*
  • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 cups chopped onion
  • 2 cups chopped celery
  • 3 cups chopped carrot
  • 1 cup chopped fennel bulb (optional)
  • Salt
  • 2 large garlic cloves, smashed (can leave skins on)
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
  • 2 teaspoons dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • *If you want to use fresh mushrooms instead, use about 5-6 ounces, thickly slice them, and dry sauté them first in a separate pan, until they are lightly browned and have given up some of their moisture. Then add in with the rest of the vegetables.:

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Winter Gin & Tonic

Ingredients (7)

  • 1.5 oz. Tanqueray No. Ten Gin
  • 1 Orange Slice, Peeled and Cut into Quarters
  • 1 Cinnamon Stick, Cut into Three Pieces
  • Tonic Water
  • 2-3 Dashes Citrus Bitters
  • Cinnamon Stick Garnish
  • Orange Slice Garnish