Vegetarian stock?

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I'm really struggling to find a replacement beef stock! Tonights dinner is chile con carne (made with Quorn mince) and instead of beef stock have put in some bisto granules. It looks foul. Like I've just added a load of thick gravy, which I suppose I have. I've had a taste and it seems to have masked all the loveliness of the cumin, paprika etc :-( really wish I hadn't bloody put it in. Grr

So what do vegetarians use instead of beef stock?

Vegetable bouillon, minestrone cup a soup, chilli flavoured kidney beans not all together tho obviously

Marigold powder is what the chefs often use as a shortcut - I use it plus worcester sauce (not veggie) but hendersons relish is a very similar veggie version.
marigold is a bit salty but tastes good.

Vegetable bouillon instead of beef stock? See I wouldn't think to do that. I'd have thought it'd be too, vegetabley. Anything would be better than what I've just done though!

Isn't Bisto non-veggie? In which case, why not use beef stock?

I just use vegetable stock in everything and sometimes a bit of marmite if bisto would make it too thick

marigold is a bit salty but tastes good.

Ah, but you can get a low salt marigold . Its what I usually use - DH has the sort of high BP where salty stocks are a no-no.

If I do a quorn bolognaise-type sauce I also use smoked paprika to give a bit more oomph - DD doesn't like bits of bacon in things, weird child.

Thanks notcitrus, not heard of Marigold will check that out.
Huevos, I am under the impression Bisto is veggie. Sure it says it soewhere on the tub.
Marmite! Might have to try that.

Normal red bisto is veggie and so are two of the jar ones as well, roast vegetable I think it is and onion.

Potato Starch, Maltodextrin, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Colour (E150c), Wheat Flour, Sugar, Flavourings, Flavour Enhancers (E621, E635), Emulsifier (E322) (contains Soya), Herb and Spice Extracts, Onion Extract

Veggie (though 'flavourings' could be anything), but doesn't sound like it'd do your chilli any favours!

Veggie stock and a bit of vegemite/marmite should do the trick

I use Knorr vegetable stock cubes, normally.

Marigold low salt organic veg bullion is fab! (the other marigold bullions are good but not nearly as nice as this one). If I need to make a dish a bit 'meaty' a teaspoon of marmite does the rick

Marmite for dark things, Knor or Swiss bullion veg. stock for everything else.

Sorry.

Bisto has clearly changed in the 20 or so years since I went veggie, def had beef extract in it then....

I use Knorr cubes, or powder if I don't need so much salt. Marmite or dark soy if needs beefing up a bit.

Are Oxo veggie? I used the green vegetable ones in everything , as they are nowhere near as overpowering as the red beef ones. No idea about their veggie credentials though.

Just checked on the Oxo website, they sound veggie to me.

Oh, and red wine or guinness works wonders

Vegetable oxo: Potato Starch, Wheat Flour, Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), Onion Extract, Yeast Extract, Glucose Syrup Solids, Vegetable Oil, Flavouring, Dried Tomato, Natural Flavourings (contains Celery), Dried Herbs (Parsley, Bay, Thyme), Sugar.

Grimma and Makinglists - where do you buy the low-salt Marigold?

Didn't know of its existence and have never seen it on the shelves.

Normal Marigold is way too salty for me. I usually make my own from scratch but this isn't always convenient, so this version sounds just what I need.

I can't remember where I last bought it - I think its one of those things that sometimes the supermarkets have but not always so I bought about 4 tubs when I saw it.

Will have been either Sainsbury's, Asda or Holland and Barrett.

The other brand I use if I see their low-salt version is Kallo - that's a cube rather than a powder.

Kallo now do a veggie stock powder in a (green) tub, and in my humble opinion, is even tastier than Marigold.

Tnks, Grimma - will have a look.

Marigold with Marmite and/or soy sauce add a lot of flavour

Cumin in a chilli, that adds lots of flavour especially if you use whole seeds. A bit of Marigold, some smoked paprika and also a bit of cider vinegar also add something