Brown Onion And Root Vegetable Broth

Ingredients

• 1 large Spanish onion
• 1 teaspoon mixed herbs
• 1/2 head celery
• 1 1/2 oz butter
• 1 carrot
• 1 turnip
• pepper and salt to taste
• 5 pints water
• nutmeg to taste

Method

1. 1 Chop the onion finely and fry it brown in the butter in a saucepan.
2. 2 Add 5 pints of water to the saucepan with the fried onions.
3. 3 Prepare and cut the carrot, turnip, and celery into small pieces.
4. 4 Add the vegetables, nutmeg, herbs, pepper, and salt to the water.
5. 5 Cook until vegetables are tender, then drain the liquid.
6. 6 Return the liquid to the saucepan and bring to a boil before serving.