Carrot substitutes? (ingredients, chicken, celery, carrots)

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

I am broke until Friday and have a bunch of chicken bones and chicken jelly that I wanted to turn into broth today in the pressure cooker and can up. Yesterday I cooked up 10 pounds of chicken leg quarters, and took the meat off of them. I put the drippings into the fridge, which I'm sure is jelly now. I'll scrape the fat off the top of the bowl of jelly, throw that into the pressure cooker with all the bones.

Normally, I just hunt the freezer and cupboard for ingredients to throw in, but I ALWAYS throw in a good portion of carrots, celery, onion & garlic (unless the broth is for dog food - then no onion or garlic, as it's supposedly bad for them).

The only carrots I have right now are home canned, pretty sliced up ones that I don't want to use for broth. BUT, I have a bunch of fresh butternut squash. Do you think it would be weird to use butternut squash in the broth instead of carrots?

Any other ideas?

What I have on hand:

large butternut squash
several large onions
minced raw garlic in jar
(this broth batch is for me, so onion and garlic are okay to use)
frozen raw celery stalks
raw potatoes - both white and red
cream and kernel corn in cans
and a bunch of different kinds of spices.

Would appreciate any advice and tips on using what I have. The only other option is to freeze up the jelly and bones and wait until Friday to buy carrots.

I don't mind things tasting different than normal, I just don't want it to be really weird LOL!

Thanks for your help!

[talloolla]

I think the squash will add a "sweetness", the same as a carrot but it won't taste the same. If you like the taste of squash, I would go for it. Another option would be to make it as usual, minus the carrot, and when you are going to use the broth, just simmer carrot in before using it. When I am making soup and have to use canned stock or broth, I always simmer it first with my vegetables and spices to give it more flavor.

[thesefourwalls]

I would just skip the carrots and just proceed as usual, also

[tpk-nyc]

I would never put corn, squash or potatoes in broth. Save them for the actual soup.

For stock/broth you only want “aromatic” vegetables: celery, carrots, onions (or similar, like leeks), and possibly peppers. The point of the vegetables is to flavor the broth and then be discarded. Pre-cooked carrots don’t do that and would be a wasted addition. The only other things I add are salt, whole peppercorns and bay leaves.

[gentlearts]

Most butternut squash soup has chicken broth in the recipe, so why not just make it instead? Just leave out the carrot.

Butternut Squash Soup.
Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 carrot, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
1 onion, diced
4 cups cubed butternut squash, fresh or frozen
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper


Method:


Heat oil in a large soup pot. Add carrot, celery and onion. Cook until vegetables have begun to soften and onion turns translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in butternut squash, thyme, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until squash is fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Use an immersion blender to purée soup. Alternatively, let the soup cool slightly and carefully purée in batches in an upright blender.

[momtothree]

I would think it would thicken or dissolve a bit in the stock clouding it up. If this is okay, then go for it. I would just omit the carrots.

[elston]

just skip the carrots.....for the broth. Like others said...if you want them in the soup....add them then. Your canned carrots will do the broth No Good!

[NoMoreSnowForMe]

Thanks so much everyone! The verdict is in - just leave the carrots out. Easy peasy.

LOVE LOVE LOVE the butternut squash soup recipe!!!! I have all the ingredients, except fresh thyme - but I do have dried thyme. I'll make the broth first, so I can use it in the butternut soup!

[gentlearts]

Cool. Let us know how it turns out.

[Supplies]

Parsnips and turnips , oven roasted first .