Basic Vegetable Broth | Two Jade Bowls

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 large onions, quartered (include the skin)
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 4 celery ribs, sliced
• 8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
• 1 whole garlic bulb, unpeeled, broken up, and smashed with the back of a knife
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 9 cups water