How to Make Chicken Stock

Ingredients
  

  • Leftover bones and skin from a large cooked chicken or two rotisserie chickens
  • Water, enough to cover bones, skin and vegetables
  • Celery tops and 1 large celery rib, cut into 2-inch segments
  • 1 large onion, quartered, no need to peel
  • Carrot, cut into 2-inch segments
  • Parsley, 1 bunch
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Garlic power, to taste, optional
  • Liquid smoke, to taste, optional

Instructions
 

To prepare chicken broth:

  • Put the leftover bones and skin, from a chicken carcass, into a large stock pot.
  • Add vegetables like celery, onion, carrots and parsley; cover with water.
  • Add salt and pepper; about a tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. of pepper, or to taste.
  • Add garlic powder and liquid smoke, if using.
  • Bring to a boil and immediately reduce heat to bring the stock to barely a simmer.
  • Simmer, partially covered, at least 4 hours, occasionally skimming off any foam that comes to the surface.
  • If making stock for future use in soup, you may want to reduce the stock by simmering an hour or two longer to make it more concentrated and easier to store.
  • Remove the bones and vegetables, with a slotted spoon or spider ladle, and strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve.
  • Remove from stovetop and allow to cool; place in an airtight container and store in refrigerator.
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