Vegetable Broth

Name: Vegetable Broth
Yield: Makes about 10 cups
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 3 onions, roughly chopped; 2 carrots, roughly chopped; 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped; 1 leek (white and pale green parts), roughly chopped; 5 garlic cloves, smashed; 3 sprigs thyme; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 1 teaspoon coriander seeds

By Michael Anthony

December 17, 2013

Editor's Note: Use this broth to make Michael Anthony's Seafood Chowder with Squash .

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