Garlic Broth in the Pressure Cooker | Fatfree Vegan Kitchen Recipe

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Garlic Broth in the Pressure Cooker

1 head of garlic
1 large onion, quartered
1/2 cup fresh parsley, stems included
a few springs fresh thyme or 1 tsp. dried
4-6 ribs celery, leaves included, cut in 3-inch pieces
1/4 teaspoon rubbed sage
6 cups water
Optional: 3 teaspoons nutritional yeast and salt to taste

Remove the outer skin on the head of garlic and separate the cloves. Do not peel the cloves. Place the garlic, onion, parsley, thyme, celery, and sage in the cooker. Add the water. Seal the cooker and bring to high pressure. Cook at high pressure for 10 minutes; remove from heat and allow pressure to come down naturally.

Set a strainer over a deep bowl and pour the broth and vegetables into it. Remove most or all of the garlic cloves (a few may have lost their skins and have broken down; it's okay to leave them in the strainer.)

Press with the back of a spoon to get all of the broth out of the vegetables. Keep pressing. You should be able to get out almost all of the 6 cups of water that you added because pressure cooking does not cause loss of liquid through evaporation.

If you would like your broth to be heavily flavored with garlic, squeeze 1 or 2 of the remaining garlic cloves out of their skins, mash the garlic, and add it to the broth. Save the remaining cloves. Like roasted garlic, they make an excellent spread for bread or add a great flavor to dishes such as mashed potatoes. They're just as important as the broth!

To make the broth have an "Unchicken" flavor, add the optional nutritional yeast while the broth is hot and stir well before using. You can also add salt to taste, but I prefer to keep it salt-free and add salt when I use it in a recipe.

The broth will keep about 3 days in the fridge, though it tastes better when used sooner. You can also freeze it for up to 6 months.

Nutritional information is approximate and is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate. "Gluten-free" label is strictly a cataloging tag meant to be helpful for recipe searches and does not ensure that
the recipe is completely free of gluten. Always read ingredient labels carefully and contact manufacturers to make sure that products actually are vegan and/or gluten-free.