Homemade Vegetable Stock Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 onion, finely sliced
• 1 leek, white part only, finely sliced
• 1 celery stick, finely sliced
• 200g of button mushrooms, finely sliced
• 1 carrot, finely sliced
• 1 bulb of garlic, halved horizontally
• 150ml of white wine, (optional)
• 2 bay leaves, fresh or dried
• 4 sprigs of thyme
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1/2 tsp black peppercorns, lightly crushed