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homemade bouillon cubes with lovage leaves on cutting board

Homemade Bouillon Cubes

Recipe for homemade bouillon cubes that may be used with homemade stock to improve the flavor or on their own in a pinch as a base for soups.

Course Soup
Keyword easy
Servings 16
Calories 15 kcal
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Sweat the onion on low heat using healthy cooking oil of choice for several minutes to draw the moisture out, taking care that little to no browning of the onion occurs.

  2. Add the lovage a few handfuls at a time. It is recommended to use fresh lovage if at all possible for this recipe. If using fresh lovage, note that it will shrink like spinach. In a pinch, dried lovage leaves can be substituted using 1/3 the amount.

  3. Cook for several minutes constantly stirring.

  4. Add enough filtered water to cover.

  5. Simmer for about 20 minutes then whisk with a handheld blender. The bouillon should now look like soup.

  6. Simmer uncovered on very low heat to slowly reduce down, a few hours if possible.

  7. Allow to cool to room temperature, and then spoon the thickened mixture into ice cube trays (stainless steel are best).

  8. Place ice cube trays filled with bouillon cubes mixture in the freezer.

  9. Once frozen, the bouillon cubes can be removed from the ice cube trays and stored in freezer bags to save space and for very convenient use to add flavor to homemade stock or serve as a stock base alone in a pinch.

Nutrition Facts
Homemade Bouillon Cubes
Amount Per Serving (1 cube)
Calories 15 Calories from Fat 5
% Daily Value*
Fat 0.5g1%
Potassium 110mg3%
Carbohydrates 1.5g1%
Fiber 0.8g3%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin C 12mg15%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.