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Heya people, it's  ghostbear2k and  kuraiko writing.

It's fall, it's usually cold and wet outside, so what better than a hearty vegetable stew to warm you up?
Completely homemade, right down to the broth as well.
The dish itself is pretty easy to prepare, but it takes some time to be finished. It's worth it, tho and time well invested. Plus you can make more and just freeze it for later.

Keep in mind, this is a stew, so it's ingredients are not fixed at all.
You can take basically any vegetable you like and put it in. it will taste great either way.
If you don't have the time to cook your own broth/stock, you can use store bought stock.
It's fine if you use the liquid stuff in glasses. Don't use powdered soup, it's more salt MSG than anything else.

Ingredients:

- ~ 1kg of greens (e.g. carrots, celery, leek, parsley root, parsnip) for the broth
- 1 rutabaga/turnip
- 3-4 carrots
- 3-4 Predominantly waxy potatoes
- 2 red bell peppers
- 4-6 chestnut mushrooms
- leek
- 1 can thick white beans, drained
- 1 handful of peas (fresh or frozen)
- 1 handful of broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)
- green onion
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- fresh herbs including parsley, rosemary, thyme, sage
- salt, pepper, spices after your taste

Preparation
Start by preparing the vegetable broth. You can prepare it a day early if you like and put it into the fridge, as it is a bit time consuming.
Clean all the greens, some extra leek, a coup, garlic, some mushrooms and one of the bell peppers and cut everything into pieces.
Wash parsley and other herbs and place everything into a large pot.
Fill up with cold, unsalted water. That way you will extract the full vegetable flavor.
Heat until it starts boiling, turn down the heat and let it simmer for at least 2 hours.
Remove the cooked out veggies and herbs, add salt, pepper and spices to your taste.
if you want your broth to be a little more clear, filter it through a kitchen paper towel or a paper filter.

While the broth is simmering, clean up the remaining vegetables and cut it into smaller cubes, strips and slices.
Add the vegetables to your homemade broth, one after another, regarding the necessary time to cook. Hard vegetables like carrots, celery and rutabaga will take longer to get soft than broccoli, peas or mushrooms.
If you want your stew to become a little thicker, add potatoes more early.
When the vegetables are almost soft, add some freshly chopped herbs, especially parsley.
Season to your taste.

Serve with some sprinkled on fresh parsley and green onion rings on top and enjoy your warming stew.