Vegetarian Vietnamese Broth

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 cups clear vegetable stock
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 8 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped coarsely
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 2 (3 inch) cinnamon sticks
• 2 pods star anise
• 2 large bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 put stock, soy sauce, garlic, and onion in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 2 meanwhile, char ginger on all sides over an open gas flame or in a small skillet. add to the stock.
• 3 add the cinnamon sticks, star anise, and bay leaves to the broth.
• 4 reduce the heat to low.
• 5 simmer, partially covered, for 20-25 minutes.
• 6 remove solids with a slotted spoon or strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve.
• 7 adjust seasonings if necessary.
• 8 return to pot and keep hot until ready to use in soup.