Vegetable Broth Base

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2015, America's Test Kitchen TV

Our winning store-bought broth is OK in a pinch. But we wanted a homemade version that beat it on flavor and was just as convenient.

SERVESMakes about 1 3/4 cups base; enough for 7 quarts broth

TIME20 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A good vegetable stock is an important ingredient to have on hand, but supermarket offerings don’t taste like vegetables, and traditional homemade versions are expensive and time-consuming to make. In our recipe, we grind a selection of fre...

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