Have a bunch of parmesan rinds left over? I did for some reason. I thought about just throwing them out but I did some digging and found that I could make a broth from the remains and its supposed to be good.
Start by chopping up a quarter of a yellow onion and around 5 cloves of garlic.
Once you have these chopped up, put some olive oil in the bottom of a large stock pot or dutch oven. Really any pot with a lid will work. Heat the oil and add in the onions. I decided to make my broth spicy by adding in some red pepper flakes. You can omit this if you don’t like spicy food. Add in your garlic to the pot. Sauté until the onions are cooked through. Reduce the heat and cover.
Chop up some carrots and celery and add them into the pot. Place your parmesan rinds into the bottom of the pot as well. If you have fresh spices, toss in some fresh oregano and thyme. Dry spices will work as well. Add around 7 cups of water to the pot and reduce by half. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Once you have reduced by half, turn the heat off, strain the broth and extract the carrots because carrots taste good. This is what my broth looked like before I strained it.
Use the broth for a soup base or do what I did and add some pasta, chicken, and roasted tomatoes for a great dish. Here is a final dish I made myself for dinner.
Try and make the the broth. It’s not hard and you can do it! Send pictures of your creations!