Brown Chicken Stock

• Total Time: 5 hrs
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 quarts

• 5 lbs chicken bones
• 10 cups water (or enough to cover the chicken by 2 inches)
• 1 large onion , cut into 1 inch chunks
• 2 carrots , cut into 1 inch chunks
• 2 stalks celery , cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1 bay leaf
• 10 peppercorns
• 1 bunch parsley stems

Directions:

1. Rinse the bones twice in cold water to remove the blood.
2. Preheat the oven to 450º F.
3. Place the rinsed bones in a roasting pan and roast, stirring occasionally, until well browned all over.
4. Transfer to the stockpot and simmer the bones in water to cover for 30 minutes.
5. During this time, skim carefully.
6. Meanwhile, put the vegetables in the same roasting pan and roast until brown all over, then add to the soup pot.
7. Put the hot roasting pan over medium heat and add ½ cup dry white wine or water.
8. Stir and scrape up all the browned bits from the bottom and sides of the pan and pour into the stock.
9. Add bay leaf, peppercorns and parsley stems.
10. Continue to simmer very slowly, uncovered, for 4 hours.
11. Cool, strain, then refrigerate overnight, and scrape off the fat.
12. If I want a concentrated stock, I boil the stock until it is half its volume.
13. Refrigerate or freeze until needed.
14. note: Rinsing the bones and then skimming during the first 30 minutes yields dividends in clarity and refinement of flavor.
15. You can dispense with the rinsing and skimming, however.
16. Just put all the ingredients in a pot, bring to a boil, and follow the recipe from there.

Reviews

[PanNan]

I used turkey wings instead of the bones. I also left the skin on the onion for even more color. Otherwise, I followed the recipe as written. It made quite a bit of beautiful golden brown stock with a fabulous flavor. I now have a good supply in the freezer. Thanks for sharing this Mean Chef. No more canned stuff for me.

[UmmBinat]

This is a good stock, the only difference I did was use a whole chicken with meat and not roast it but I did roast the vegetables. I used water in the pan not wine. I did the skimming and really suggest it unless you are in a major rush, it makes a clearer better stock.

[CassiaDawn]

This recipe makes an EXCELLENT chicken stock! I added a few other spices (like poultry seasoning) and it smelled SO good while cooking! I used the stock in Chicken Vegetable Soup Chicken Vegetable Soup, and it turned out great. It's a little more work, but I'm definitely going to use this one again!