If you cook a lot, you probably use a lot of broth, whether it's in soups or to add flavor to rice or beans, or any number of things. I use a lot of vegetable broth, and I figured out that I was probably buying a box or two a week.
I haven't bought a box of vegetable broth in MONTHS, ever since I learned this incredibly easy way to make my own!
Whenever I cook with vegetables, I throw the extras in a medium sized pot. "Extras" means onion skins, garlic skins, carrot ends, celery ends, potato peels, eggplant ends... any part of a vegetable that you wouldn't normally eat.
Next, cover the contents of the pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and leave to simmer for about two hours. Add salt to taste... I'm not a fan of that "low sodium" garbage, so I add quite a bit :-)
While simmering for about two hours, continue to add water if it boils off. After allowing it to cool, strain it and store in the refrigerator until use!
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