Vegetable And Herb Broth - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups water
2 medium leeks, cleaned, trimmed, and cut into chunks
2 celery ribs
2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced (2 cups)
6 garlic cloves, sliced (may sub minced)
8 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh parsley
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Combine water, leeks, celery, carrots, mushrooms, garlic, thyme, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns and salt in a large pot.
Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 1.5 hours.
Strain broth through a fine sieve, pressing down on the solids to extract liquid and flavor.