Post by pantsonfire on Oct 7, 2024 19:20:48 GMT
I think I found the secret ingredient of a very delicious, flavorful homemade stock/broth...
Soffritto!!
Now I make a soffritto when I cook minestrone soup because that depth of flavor from the caramelized, broken down vegetables gives it a chef's kiss.
I am making some vegetable broth today and decided to make a soffritto first. I use 1 large yellow onion, 4 carrots peeled, 6 garlic cloves, 2 large celery stalks, and 3 smaller inner stalks that are mostly covered with leaves.
Blitz it in my KA mini chopper till super fine, almost to a pulp. Slowly cook over medium low heat in a ton of EVOO till reduced by half and lightly caramelized. At that point I added 1 tablespoon tomato paste and let that cook 2 minutes.
Anyways, I added 1 yellow onion, 2 carrots, and 2 celery stalks to the cooked down soffritto and added water, whole peppercorns, bay leaves, salt, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Brought it up to a boil and simmered, covered, for 1 hour.
Peas when I tell you this is the best homemade brother ever...I'm not lying.
It is time consuming for sure as it took almost an hour for my soffritto to cook down and lightly caramelize but it's so worth it.
Soffritto!!
Now I make a soffritto when I cook minestrone soup because that depth of flavor from the caramelized, broken down vegetables gives it a chef's kiss.
I am making some vegetable broth today and decided to make a soffritto first. I use 1 large yellow onion, 4 carrots peeled, 6 garlic cloves, 2 large celery stalks, and 3 smaller inner stalks that are mostly covered with leaves.
Blitz it in my KA mini chopper till super fine, almost to a pulp. Slowly cook over medium low heat in a ton of EVOO till reduced by half and lightly caramelized. At that point I added 1 tablespoon tomato paste and let that cook 2 minutes.
Anyways, I added 1 yellow onion, 2 carrots, and 2 celery stalks to the cooked down soffritto and added water, whole peppercorns, bay leaves, salt, thyme, rosemary, and parsley. Brought it up to a boil and simmered, covered, for 1 hour.
Peas when I tell you this is the best homemade brother ever...I'm not lying.
It is time consuming for sure as it took almost an hour for my soffritto to cook down and lightly caramelize but it's so worth it.
