Chicken Glace de Viande (Mock Veal Glace de Viande)
- Ready In:
- 29hrs
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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2 cups
ingredients
- 10 lbs chicken legs with thigh (** Wait until they are on sale to make this!)
- 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs bone-in country-style pork ribs
- extra virgin olive oil, as needed
- 2 -3 large onions, unpeeled,quartered
- 5 -6 cloves garlic, unpeeled,lightly crushed
- 3 -4 stalks celery, with leaves if possible,cut in 2 inch pieces
- 3 -4 large carrots, scrubbed and cut in 2 inch pieces
- 2 plum tomatoes, quartered
- 1 bunch parsley stems (or 1 bunch parsley if desired)
- 3 -4 large bay leaves
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
directions
- Combine all ingredients in a large (at least 12 quart) stock pot, fill three-quarters full with COLD water, and bring to a slow boil, skimming off any scum that rises to the surface.
- Add more water to bring level to 1" from top of pot, and return to a boil.
- Partially cover, if desired, and adjust heat so stock stays at an active simmer or very slow boil (should be bubbling lightly).
- Simmer for at least 24 hours, adding more water every couple of hours as needed.
- While sleeping, just reduce the heat slightly, cover completely, and go to bed; top up with water, increase heat, and return to a boil in the morning.
- When done cooking, skim as much grease as possible from surface, and strain the broth into another container, pressing gently on the solids to extract as much stock as possible.
- Discard solids.
- Scrub pot well, and return to stovetop.
- Degrease stock as completely as possible, and return to the pot.
- You should have 4-5 quarts of stock at this point.
- Bring to a full rolling boil, and reduce by about 90% (yes, until only 2-2½ cups of thick syrup or paste remains).
- You only have to pay close attention to the reducing stock for about the last 15-20 minutes to ensure the pot doesn’t burn dry.
- Allow to cool to room temperature, and transfer to a 1 quart Ziploc plastic bag.
- Squeeze out all air, seal, and press to flatten.
- Refrigerate until solidified, then freeze until needed.
- To Use: Use in any recipe that calls for veal glace de viande or just a small amount of demiglace (which is probably calling for demiglace in error; they really mean glace de viande).
- If the recipe calls for more than a couple tablespoons of demiglace, it probably really means demiglace, but you can still use a smaller amount of this.
- Glace de viande can also be used to enrich any gravy or sauce, by just stirring in 1-2 Tbsp.
- Just cut or break off a small chunk of the frozen glace de viande, and stir it into the sauce.
- Just remember, this stuff is potent, equivalent to 10 times the amount of rich stock as the amount of glace de viande being used (1 Tbsp glace de viande= about 5 fl oz stock).
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Reviews
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I made up a batch of this glace, and have frozen it into individual cubes in ice trays, then put them in a big Ziploc baggie for future use. I can't wait to try them on many of my gourmet dishes, that I just love to prepare. This was a great addition to a special chicken dish I was preparing the other day. I can't wait to experiment with this now that I have it!
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Toby Jermain
Houston, TX
I WAS retired oilfield trash since 1999, who has lived in Houston TX for the last 25 years, though I'm originally from California. I'm Texan by choice, not by chance! I am now working in Algeria 6 months a year, so I guess that gives new meaning to the term SEMI-retired. I grew up in restaurants and worked in them for 13 years while getting through high school and college, working as everything from dishwasher to chef, including just about everything in between. At odd intervals I also waited tables and tended bar, which gave me lots of incentive to stay in school and get my engineering degree.
During the 33 years since, I have only cooked for pleasure, and it HAS given me a great deal of pleasure. It's been my passion. I love to cook, actually more than I love to eat. I read cookbooks like most people read novels.
My wife and I both enjoy cooking, though she isn't quite as adventurous as I am. I keep pushing her in that direction, and she's slowly getting there.
We rarely go out to eat, because there are very few restaurants that can serve food as good as we can make at home. When we do go out, it's normally because we are having an emergency junk-food attack.
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