Rant: I tried making my own veggie broth from scraps versus buying the boxed stuff for my weekly soup

After three weeks of saving onion skins, carrot ends, and celery leaves in a freezer bag, I boiled them for an hour and got a gallon of broth that cost basically nothing, while the store-bought carton was $3.50 and tasted weaker, so what other kitchen scraps are you guys using to save cash?

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the_wendy2mo agoTop Commenter

Try roasting the scraps first. Spread your onion skins and carrot ends on a baking sheet and give them a good char in the oven. That deep, smoky flavor you get is a game changer for chili or bean soups. It turns what could be a thin broth into something with real backbone. I even toss in the papery garlic skins for a more complex taste.

sean_cooper581mo ago

Used to think this was overrated but @rowan_thomas84 and you proved me wrong.

rowan_thomas842mo ago

Mushroom stems from that "weaker" store broth make a great base too.

allen.kai2mo ago

Wait, are we just making broth out of trash now? Next up, old shoelaces for that leathery umami kick.