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Rich Vegetable Stock

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Look no further for a go-to recipe when making vegetarian stews and gravies. The stock here gets its deep flavor and color from roasting the vegetables and then deglazing the pan with red wine.

Cooks' note:

Stock keeps, chilled, 1 week or, frozen, 3 months.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    2 hr

  • Yield

    Makes about 3 1/2 cups

Ingredients

3/4 pound mixed portabella and cremini mushrooms, thickly sliced
1 medium onion, left unpeeled and cut into 8 wedges
3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
4 flat-leaf parsley sprigs (including long stems)
3 thyme sprigs
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup dry red wine
4 cups water
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle.

    Step 2

    Toss vegetables, garlic, and herbs with oil in a large flameproof roasting pan. Roast, stirring occasionally, until golden, 35 to 40 minutes.

    Step 3

    Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners over medium heat. Stir in tomato paste and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add wine and boil, stirring and scraping up brown bits, 1 minute.

    Step 4

    Transfer vegetables with juices to a 4-quart pot. Add water, bay leaf, and 1 teaspoon salt and simmer, covered, 45 minutes. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl, pressing on and then discarding solids.

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