How to make homemade soup broth

Website design By BotEap.comThere’s nothing like the comforting steam that comes out of a hot bowl of nutritious soup. Making a large pot of homemade soup or stew is a great way to use up leftovers and extend your menu plan without the added expense. The added bonus is that you can easily freeze the soup or stew in portions for future meals. It is good to have options in the freezer, from split peas to ham and barley, borscht or tomato soup, being able to choose what you want at that moment; just defrost, heat on the stove and serve.

Website design By BotEap.comFrugal shoppers are fully aware that broth or store-bought broth can be quite expensive – $ 3 (or more) for just 3-4 c. of values. An alternative is powdered or cubed broth loaded with food coloring, additives, and salt. Surprisingly, it’s so easy to make your own nutritious meat, chicken, ham, or vegetable broth.

Website design By BotEap.comKeep a large container ready to collect clean, disease-free vegetable skins, kernels, and trimmings. Add the inner onion or garlic peels, as well as the herb sprigs, the meat bones, and the water reserved for steaming or boiling the vegetables.

Website design By BotEap.comPlace in a pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cover pot. After about 1/2 hour, turn off the heat and keep the pot covered on the burner, using the heat still on the burner, until it has cooled down. To through a fine strainer, measure and freeze at 2-4 c. containers. Or keep it in the refrigerator for up to a week. Having pre-measured amounts in the freezer makes it very useful for future meals.

Website design By BotEap.comIf you want a very clear broth, just strain a second time but cover the strainer with a paper towel or paper coffee filter and be sure to pour it in slowly.

Website design By BotEap.comWe have many uses for broth in our home in addition to soups and stews. We use it in place of oil in our stir-fry dishes and to cook beans and grains. We have even used it to make our dogs’ meals tastier.

Website design By BotEap.comYou may be surprised at the difference in flavor homemade broth brings to any meal. Not only is the volume of organic waste your kitchen produces reduced, cooked porridge now takes very little time to compost. You have saved your family money by eliminating the need to buy prepackaged broth or salty broth and have increased the nutrient content in the family diet.