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Stop throwing away your veggie scraps, I learned this the hard way
I used to just toss all my carrot peels, onion skins, and celery ends straight into the trash without thinking twice. Then my neighbor, who runs a tiny catering business out of her house, saw me doing it and basically yelled at me. She showed me how she keeps a big freezer bag in her kitchen and throws every veggie scrap into it, then once it's full she boils it all down for homemade stock. I tried it last month and saved like 12 bucks on broth alone, plus the stock tastes way better than the canned stuff. The trick is to avoid anything too bitter like broccoli or cabbage, but otherwise you can use almost everything. Has anyone else tried this or got a good system for collecting scraps?
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cole_flores4411d ago
Man thats exactly why I tell people to keep a separate bag just for the mild stuff. I use a gallon ziplock in my freezer and I separate it into two bags now after ruining a batch with too many kale stems. One bag gets carrot peels, onion skins, celery ends, garlic cloves that are going bad, and mushroom stems. The other bag gets the stronger stuff like broccoli stalks, cabbage cores, and any herb stems that are left over. That way I can make a light stock from the first bag and save the second bag for a heartier soup where the strong flavor actually works.
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the_olivia11d ago
Wait are you serious about the broccoli thing? My friend tried saving scraps and her whole stock came out tasting like farts lol. She learned the hard way too.
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