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Vegetable Broth 2.0

All-purpose salt-free broth. Makes 6-8 cups.

From The How Not to Age Cookbook

Ingredients

  • red onion
  • carrots
  • celery
  • red bell pepper
  • garlic
  • Roma tomatoes
  • dried shiitake mushrooms
  • bay leaves
  • kombu
  • parsley
  • pippali
  • white miso paste

Instructions

  1. In a large pot, combine the red onion, carrots, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Stir in the tomatoes, mushrooms, bay leaves (if using), kombu (if using), parsley, and pippali.
  2. Add 12 cups (2.8L) of water and bring to a boil.
  3. Lower the heat to low and simmer for 1½ hours.
  4. Remove from the heat, let cool slightly, then remove and discard the bay leaves and kombu (if used).
  5. Transfer the broth to a high-powered blender and blend until smooth. (If desired, strain the blended broth through a fine-mesh sieve back into the pot or a large bowl, pressing the vegetables against the sieve to release their juices.) Ladle about ⅓ cup (80ml) of the broth into a small bowl or cup.
  6. Add the miso paste and stir well before incorporating back into the broth.
  7. Let the broth cool to room temperature before dividing into containers with tight-fitting lids.
  8. Properly stored, the broth will keep for up to 5 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer.

Active Compounds

Nutrients and bioactive compounds delivered by this recipe's ingredients.

  • Quercetin
    From: Onions
  • Inulin
    From: Onions
  • Fisetin
    From: Onions
  • Mushroom Polysaccharides
    From: Shiitake Mushrooms
  • Iodine
    From: Kombu
  • Piperlongumine
    From: Pippali
  • Probiotics
    From: Miso

May Support

Health conditions and aging processes this recipe's compounds may influence, based on the source research.

  • High blood sugar
    Improves · via Onions
  • Osteoporosis
    Protects against · via Onions
  • Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
    Reduces risk of · via Onions
  • Bone mineral density loss
    Protects against · via Onions
  • Androgenetic Alopecia
    Improves · via Onions
  • High cholesterol
    Reduces risk of · via Onions
  • High blood pressure
    Improves · via Onions
  • Heart disease
    Reduces risk of · via Quercetin
  • Aging
    Protects against · via Quercetin
  • Cognitive decline
    Protects against · via Quercetin
  • Cellular senescence
    Protects against · via Quercetin
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    Reduces risk of · via Quercetin
  • Constipation
    Protects against · via Inulin
  • Frailty
    Protects against · via Inulin
  • Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
    Protects against · via Probiotics
  • Skin Aging
    Protects against · via Probiotics
  • Inflammaging
    Protects against · via Probiotics
  • Knee Osteoarthritis
    Improves · via Probiotics
  • Immunosenescence
    Protects against · via Probiotics
  • Gut Dysbiosis
    Improves · via Probiotics
  • Parkinson's disease
    Protects against · via Probiotics

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