Basic Sea Vegetable Broth


Kelp and/or kombu make great soup stock! Their abundant minerals and natural msg" impart richness to soup usually associated with meat. Serve as an appetizer or use as stock. You can find kelp and kombu at your local health food store. Adapted from "sea vegetable celebration" by shep erhart and leslie cerier."

Steps


Bring the water to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan.
Add the kelp or kombu and dried mushrooms.
Let simmer for about 1 hour.
Remove the sea vegetable and mushrooms , dice , and return to pot.
Add ginger and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir in the miso and garnish with the scallions.
Serve as is , or use as stock.

Ingredients


water, kelp, dried shiitake mushrooms, fresh ginger, miso, scallions