Mushroom Stock Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
• 1 leek top, chopped and washed
• 4 garlic cloves, in their skin, crushed with the side of a knife blade
• 1 ounce dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
• 1/2 pound white mushrooms, sliced
• 2 small carrots, chopped
• 6 parsley sprigs, coarsely chopped
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 fresh marjoram or oregano sprigs
• 2 fresh sage leaves
• 2 bay leaves
• 9 cups cold water