Curry Stock
Description
This rich curry stock serves as the perfect foundation for Indian-inspired soups, stews, and curry sauces. By simmering Spanish onions, garlic, ginger, and a blend of whole spices like cloves, cardamom, and cassia bark, you create a deeply flavorful liquid that is both aromatic and complex. The slow simmering process extracts the essential oils from the spices, resulting in a robust taste profile that enhances any dish it is added to. This versatile vegan stock is easy to make in large batches and freezes well, ensuring you always have a head start on weeknight dinners. It brings an authentic, homemade depth to your cooking that store-bought alternatives simply cannot match.Ingredients
Directions
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Place the water in a large pot and bring it to a boil over high heat.
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Add the chopped Spanish onions, garlic puree, ginger puree, ghee, salt, cloves, green cardamoms, cassia bark pieces, and bay leaves to the boiling water.
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Reduce the heat to low, cover the pot with a lid, and let the mixture simmer gently for 1 hour.
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After simmering, the liquid should have reduced by approximately half; check and adjust seasoning if necessary.
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Strain the stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean container, discarding the solids.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 144.0kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 0.4g1%
- Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
- Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
- Sodium 14.4mg1%
- Total Carbohydrate 33.5g12%
- Dietary Fiber 6.1g25%
- Sugars 15.1g
- Protein 4.0g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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