BASIC VEGETABLE
STOCK
MAKES 2 QUARTS
1 ounce (4 packets; about 3 tablespoons) unflavored
gelatin
2 large onions, roughly chopped
2 large carrots, peeled and roughly chopped
4 stalks celery, roughly chopped
1 large leek, trimmed
8 ounces mushroom stems and scraps and/or whole
mushrooms
2 Granny Smith apples, quartered