How to Make Tasty Chicken Stock

There is nothing like homemade chicken stock. It can be used to enhance recipes, or alone as a soup. Either way you can make a delicious chicken stock.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 broiler-fryer chicken, 3 pounds.
• 1 onion
• 4 ribs celery
• 3 carrots
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 sprigs parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper freshly ground
• 11 cups of water

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   homemade chicken broth

   Cut the chicken into serving pieces: the breast into halves, the legs and thighs separated, plus the wings. Rinse the chicken well under cold running water.
   
   Discard the liver. Trim visible fat from the chicken including any fat on the gizzard and neck.

2. 
   chicken stock recipe

   Slice the onion, cut the celery and carrots into 2-inch chunks. Mince the garlic. Place all of the chicken in a large stock pot, about 8-quart size. Add all of the onions, celery, carrots, garlic, bay leaf, parsley, salt, and black pepper.
   
   Add the water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer about 1 1/2 hours or until the chicken is tender. As the chicken and vegetables cooks in the broth stir occasionally.

3. 
   recipe for chicken stock

   Using a slotted spoon, remove the chicken from the stock and drain. Strain the chicken broth and store in refrigerator in a covered container(s) or strain broth into plastic containers(s) and freeze for later use.

4. 
   how to make chicken stock

   Do not discard chicken that was cooked in the broth. You can cut up the chicken and use it in different chicken dishes.

Resources

• SWANSON BROTH RECIPES
• 20-MINUTES RECIPES

[omghow]

on 8/20/2009 Thanks for this simple recipe. Cheers!

[mommyhen42]

on 8/20/2009 Great info, I do this all the time and have several baggies of both chicken and turkey stock in the freezer. I eat the chicken with the veggies but my family is picky and will only eat breast meat, no veins dark coloration or dark meat in the soup or they refuse to eat it... such babies but I married into it... sigh

[KingHostile]

on 8/20/2009 Oh I can feel dumplings coming on next.

[karileighk]

on 8/20/2009 Sounds great!

[cjmaster]

on 5/17/2009 Mmm. Sounds great! 5*