Magic Mineral Broth

Ingredients

• Serving size: 6 quarts
• 6 unpeeled carrots, cut into thirds
• 2 unpeeled yellow onions, cut into chunks
• 1 leek, white and green parts, cut into thirds
• 1 bunch celery, including the heart, cut into thirds
• 4 unpeeled red potatoes, quartered
• 2 unpeeled Japanese or regular sweet potatoes, quartered
• 1 unpeeled garnet yam, quartered
• 5 unpeeled cloves garlic, halved
• ½ bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 8-inch strip of kombu
• 12 black peppercorns
• 4 whole allspice or juniper berries
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 quarts cold, unfiltered water
• 2 teaspoons sea salt

Directions

1. Rinse all of the vegetables well, including the kombu. In a 12-quart or larger stockpot, combine the carrots, onions, leek, celery, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, garlic, parsley, kombu, peppercorns, allspice berries, and bay leaves. Fill the pot with the water to 2 inches below the rim, cover, and bring to a boil.
2. Remove the lid, decrease the heat to low, and simmer for at least 2 hours. As the broth simmers, some of the water will evaporate; add more if the vegetables begin to peek out. Simmer until the full richness of the vegetables can be tasted.
3. Strain the broth through a large, coarse-mesh sieve (remember to use a heat-resistant container underneath), then add salt to taste.
4. Let cool to room temperature before refrigerating or freezing.