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How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« on: June 09, 2009, 07:39:19 am »
I love the vegetable stock concentrate but usually find that to use 1 tablespoon to equal 1 stock cube (250ml water) is too much. Hence I often end up with salty risottos etc. I've taken to using 1 teaspoon per cup of water but sometimes need to put in a bit more. What does everyone else use please? This is using the recipe from the older book.  I think I have read somewhere that others only put in 150g or less salt in the concentrate.
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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2009, 07:49:44 am »
i use one slightly mounded tspn per stock cube (I use the full amount of salt called for and make bron's recipes)
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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2009, 10:30:25 am »
i make it using only 150g of salt and then for a whole 400g of rice risotto I would use 1tbs of stock concentrate

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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2009, 01:23:40 pm »
I use it as directed in most recipes. But i love salt (even more than chocolate!!)!!
You can reduce the amount of salt in your stock concentrate the only effect is a reduction in shelf life as it is a preservative. But even if you haved the recipe you would proberly find that it would still last for a month.
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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2009, 01:48:57 pm »
Thanks for your advice. I think I'll go with the 1 slightly rounded teaspoon as that seems to be about right for our taste. I use heaps of it during the winter months but not as much during the summer. Less casseroles and soups I suppose.
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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2009, 01:49:16 pm »
I make the stock as per Everyday cookbook.  And when cooking in something like a full sized risotto or the pumpkin soup I use about a rounded soup spoon.
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Re: How much vegetable stock concentrate do you use?
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2009, 05:50:17 pm »
I only use 1 teaspoon of my veggy stock, or 1 teaspoon chicken stock. Wonderful stuff!
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