Brown Lentil Vegetable Stock

Ingredients

• 1 pint soaked lentils
• 3 pints water
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 turnip, sliced
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, sliced
• 6 peppercorns

Method

1. 1 Dissolve butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
2. 2 Add lentils, water, sliced carrot, turnip, onion, and peppercorns.
3. 3 Boil for one hour.
4. 4 Add salt and re-boil until lentils are quite tender.
5. 5 Strain the liquid to remove solids.