GUT LOVING + ULTRA NOURISHING
Warm, earthy and deeply nourishing, this mushroom based broth is comfort in a cup. Think of it as a plant based alternative to traditional bone broth, packed with savoury flavour and ingredients that help nourish your body from the inside out.
I first discovered a version of this broth while living in Beijing, where a Chinese friend and herbalist would make me a seasonal broth + juice cleanse each winter. It was the first time experiencing that feeling of knowing that something you are drinking is nourishing your body on a deep cellular level.
The secret to its rich, earthy flavour? Mushrooms 3 ways! Dried, fresh, and reishi powder. Used for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine, mushrooms like reishi are celebrated for their unique compounds and potential immune supporting benefits.
Sip it straight from your favourite mug or use it as a nourishing base for soups and other recipes.
Simple, comforting and made to FEEL GOOD.
INGREDIENTS
- 3L water (about 12 cups)
- 3 TBSP coconut oil
- 1 onion
- 1 head of garlic, smashed
- 1 big knob of ginger, chopped
- 1 little knob fresh turmeric root, chopped
- 2 cups of spinach or kale
- 3 cups of chopped vegetables (anything! Sweet potato or carrot is great, plus some kale and celery is what we use)
- 10 shitake mushrooms
- 1 cup dried mushrooms of choice
- Salt and pepper
- pinch or more of cayenne, depending on spice love.
- 1 tsp of reishi powder
- 1 TBSP Braggs Liquid Aminos or Tamari
- ½ bunch of fresh herbs of choice: parsley, cilantro
- 1/3 cup of nutritional yeast
DIRECTIONS
Get a nice big pot and heat up the oil.
Add the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric root and sauté for 5 minutes.
Add your veggies, fresh mushroom, dried mushrooms, reishi, salt and pepper into the pot and saute for another 5-10 minutes just until every starts to soften.
Fill the pot with as much water as you can fit – hopefully about 12 cups.
Bring to a boil.
Let it simmer with the lid on for an hour or so until everything has a chance to cook down.
Strain out the veggies.
Stir in the nutritional yeast, braggs/tamari, and fresh herbs.
HELPFUL TIP
Once cooled freeze half. We recommend freezing individual serving sizes to make it easy to grab one when you want it. Ziplocks work amazing, laid out flat, as they take up way less freezer space.
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