Name: Nourishing Seaweed Stock Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 3 liters of water; 1 tbsp dried Wakame seaweed; 5-6 strands Sea Spaghetti; 5cm piece of Kombu strip; 2 tbsp Nori Fronds; 1 medium onion including skin for colour, sliced roughly; 1 small carrot, sliced roughly; 1 handful of dried porcini mushrooms; 1 stick celery; 1 cloves garlic + small piece of fresh ginger; fresh thyme, parsley & coriander stalks

Nourishing Seaweed Stock Recipe

Difficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

hour

This is a nourishing Seaweed Stock Recipe used in Japan as a base for miso soup and stews. This vegetable & seaweed stock is nutritious & delicious and offers lots of minerals & umami flavour.

Ingredients

3 liters of water
1 tbsp dried Wakame seaweed
5-6 strands Sea Spaghetti
5cm piece of Kombu strip
2 tbsp Nori Fronds
1 medium onion including skin for colour, sliced roughly
1 small carrot, sliced roughly
1 handful of dried porcini mushrooms
1 stick celery
1 cloves garlic + small piece of fresh ginger
fresh thyme, parsley & coriander stalks

Directions

Place all the ingredients in a large pot, cover and bring to a simmer slowly.
Simmer gently for 1 hour.
Cool & strain into a large bowl or jug.
The pieces of seaweed and mushrooms can be chopped and returned to the stock if desired.

Notes

Seaweed stock is used in Asia as a base for miso soup and for stews. You can just use kombu strips (for a traditionally Japanese approach) or you can try a combination of seaweeds (whatever is in your pantry), and land vegetables and herbs to make a nourishing stock.