basic vegetable stock

Ingredients

• 3 large carrots
• 3 large onions
• 1 leek, green parts and all
• 2 sticks of celery (with the leaves, if they have them) or 1 small celery root
• 1 small turnip
• broccoli stems or a stump of cabbage
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 sprigs each of fresh rosemary and thyme (or a tsp each of dried)
• a few fresh sage leaves (or 1 tsp dried)
• the stalks from a bunch of parsley
• 1 handful dried green or brown lentils
• 10 black peppercorns
• 4 whole cloves
• 2 cloves of garlic, peeled