Chicken Stock (from Cooking Light)
- Reviews 6
Ready In: 9 hrs 30 mins
Serves: 6
Yields: 6 cups
Ingredients
- 3 1⁄2 lbs chicken (broiler-fryer)
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 10 parsley sprigs
- 6 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 carrots, cut into 2-inch thick pieces
- 1 medium onion, unpeeled and quartered
- 8 cups water
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar (optional)
Directions
- Combine first 8 ingredients in a large Dutch Oven; add water. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered 40 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Remove chicken from cooking liquid; cool. Remove meat from bones and reserve for other use.
- Return bones to cooking liquid; stir in vinegar, if desired. Partially cover and simmer one hour.
- Strain the stock through a sieve into a large bowl and discard the solids. Cover and chill the stock for 8 hours. Skim the solidified fat from the surface of the stock and discard.
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