Instant Homemade Vegetable Stock Powder recipe {vegan} @ Eating Vibrantly (2024)

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Have you ever wanted to make your own homemade vegetable stock, but couldn’t be bothered with the effort?

Then you’re going to love this instant homemade vegetable stock powder mix recipe.

It’s the perfectsubstitute for store-bought vegetable stock powders and liquids, and saves you hours of effortand wasted veggies.

Growing up, we always had a supply of stock cubes on hand for making vegetable broth at a moment’s notice, which was very convenient.

When I moved out of home and started cooking for myself, I graduated to using pre-packagedliquid stock from the supermarket, and although it was also convenient and tasted great, I wasn’t as impressed with the (often lengthy) list of ingredients.

I made a couple of attempts to make my own stock by boiling veggies, but as you might have already noticed, I’m just not thatinto fiddle (or planning ahead), and I also hated throwing away the “solids” afterwards.

So I decided to invent my own vegetable stock substitutethat:

• Was super convenient to make, store and use
• Didn’t contain any fillers or preservatives
• Was concentrated, so I could add flavour to recipes without adding water
• Didn’t required heaps of time in the kitchen
• Didn’t involvethrowing anything away

I looked at the basic ingredients that commercial and homemade vegetable stock recipes included, and found the equivalent ingredientsin dried form.

And so my instant homemade vegetable stock powder mix was born.

And since I created this recipe, it’s become a staple in our house.

It’s the perfect way to add a hit of flavour to all kinds of recipes, including soups, stews and sauces.

I just make up a batch every so often, and leave it ready and waiting in my pantry for the next delectable dish we make.

I was really pleased recently to finish offmy previousbatch, so I could switch over to using pink Himalayan salt as the base, makingit even more nutritious.

And my herb and spice collection has gradually migrated to organic in recent years, so this recipe just keeps getting better and better.

So if you’re looking for a convenient, homemade replacementfor vegetable stock powder, this recipe’sdefinitely worth a try.

Vegetable Stock Powder recipe

Make sure to read the tips below the recipe to get the most out of this super tasty Vegetable Stock Powder recipe.

To use

Toturn this mix into liquid stock, simply combine:

• 1/2 tsp instant homemade vegetable stock powder
• 1/2 tsp tamari OR soy sauce OR braggs liquid aminos
• 1 cup water

and use as a replacement for1 cup of regular vegetable stock liquid.

Tips

• You can use any salt you like for this recipe. I choose to use the best quality salt that I can get,which at the moment is pink Himalayan salt. Butwhatever salt you normally use in the kitchen will work just as well.
• Pink Himalayan crystal salt contains lots of trace minerals that are good for you, and apparently it tastes better too. So ifyou have the option, see if you can get your hands on some of this stuff.
• Most of the dried herbs and spices should be availablewherever you normally buy your herbs and spices. Sometimes I’ve had trouble getting my hands on celery seed, but it adds a key flavour to the mix, so it’s definitely worth tracking down.
• I use bay essential oil in my homemade vegetable stock powder because I like the convenience, and it’s such a tiny amount. But if you’re not comfortable ingesting essential oils, you can use a dried bay leaf instead, buried in the mix, or ground up and added to it. If you use a whole leaf, you will need to let the mix sit for at least a week or two for the flavour of the bay leaf to infuse throughthe stock powder.
• Make sure you shake your stock powder jar around now and thento distribute the ingredients and flavours evenly, especially the bay.
• If you want to make your liquid stock soy-free, you can substitute the tamari with any savoury/umami ingredient, such as:
  • rice miso
  • mushroom soak water or dried mushroom powder
  • sundried tomato soak water or sundried tomato paste
  • olive brine
  • balsamic vinegar with added salt
  • kombu (a type of seaweed)
  • marmite, vegemite or an equivalent concentrated yeast extract or vegetable extract
• If you do substitute the tamari for one of the above ingredients, just make sure to adjust the water to suit when you’re making it into liquid veggie broth. You’ll also need to play with the amounts of stock mix and umami to get the flavour balance right.
• You don’t need to make this into liquid stock to use it. We often add some straight into soups, stews and sauces to give them a flavour boost without adding additional water.
• This recipe is fully vegan, but given that I don’t dry my own herbs or prepare my own spices, I can’t say how raw it is.If you’d prefer todry freshvegetables and create a raw and vegan homemade vegetable stock powder instead, I’ve included some links below to some great recipes for doing exactly that.

Inspiration

This recipe was born out of a desire to have a convenient, additive-free, concentrated vegetable stock powder.

I looked at the standard recipes for making your own homemade stock, and they tended to include ingredients like:

• carrots
• onions
• celery

as the foundation of the broth.

They also included various herbs and spices, including:

• garlic
• thyme
• parsley
• bay

So I basically found dry equivalents for all of these elements and combinedthemin roughly similar proportions and then tweaked the recipe until the flavour seemed right.

The only thing I couldn’t find was dried carrot powder, and although I’ve attempted to dehydrate and grind carrots for the purpose, I just can’t be bothered with the fuss, so I just left them out.

I created this recipe over 10 years ago and it’s worked so well that Ihaven’t changed it in all that time.

We always have some on the shelf, and it’s made our lives so much easier and so much tastier!

Resources

If you’re looking for ways to add “umami” or savoury elements to your homemade vegetable broth, here’s a great list of options (not all of them are vegan):

• The Most Umami-Heavy Ingredients @ Yahoo Food

If you want to make your own homemade vegetable broth by boiling up vegetables, here’s a great resource for getting you started:

• How to Make Homemade Vegetable Stock or Broth @ Jennifer’s Kitchen

If you want to dry your own fresh ingredients and make a raw, vegan homemade vegetablestock powder, here’s a couple of great recipes to get you started:

• Vegetable Stock Powder – Raw @ Recipe Community
• Homemade veggie stock powder {raw & vegan} @ Tales of a Kitchen

And have a delicious day :)