This year, our family joined up with another family to buy a partial share of a crop share (a CSA) in our area. This is our first experience with a crop share, and so far, we are really enjoying the weekly supply of vegetables (and some fruits) and trying out new vegetables and recipes. In this series, I will share some of our experiences.
Veggie Stock
I have heard of people making their own vegetable stock and had always wanted to try it. Now that we are getting all these different veggies from the CSA, I thought I would try it. I just kept all the "scraps" from the veggies we have been using and put them in a gallon freezer bag that I stored in the freezer (at a friend's suggestion). Once I got a full bag, I dumped them in a large pot and filled it with water until the water was covering all the veggies. I then used some fresh herbs from the CSA (basil, oregano, and tarragon) and some garlic to give it a little more flavor. I let it simmer for almost 2 hours.
We froze it in 1 or 2 cup proportions in plastic containers and then popped them out of the containers once they had frozen. Then, we stuck them all together in a gallon freezer bag. We got 9 cups of it. So far, we have only used a 1/2 cup and it certainly did the job. I think I will be making more of this in the future, assuming I can keep the veggie scraps away from Eric who wants to use them in his compost bin.
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