Rich Homemade Chicken Stock

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Chicken stock or broth is an essential ingredient in so many recipes. Homemade stock will make soups, sauces and any recipe calling for stock or broth taste phenomenally better. Make it and freeze in amounts you need!

Rich Homemade Chicken Stock

Chicken stock or broth is an essential ingredient in so many recipes. Homemade stock will make soups, sauces and any recipe calling for stock or broth taste phenomenally better. Make it and freeze in amounts you need!

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Ingredients

4 hour
  1. 5 lbchicken parts, wings, thighs, legs, necks, backs or a 5 pound roasting chicken cut up into individual parts
  2. 4 quartsunsalted chicken broth or half water, half unsalted chicken broth
  3. 1large onion, quartered
  4. 1large carrot, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
  5. 2celery stalks, cut into 1 inch pieces
  6. 2garlic cloves, left whole, peeled
  7. 10black peppercorns
  8. 1/2 bunchfresh parsley
  9. 8 sprigsfresh thyme
  10. 1bay leaf
  11. 1 tbspseasoned rice vinegar
  12. 1 Tbsphot sauce, such as Frank’s brand

Cooking Instructions

4 hour
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a heavy large baking pan with non stick spray.

  2. 2

    Combine chicken parts with onion, carrots and celery in roasting pan, and roast, stirring occasionally until browned, about 1 hour. Remove from oven and add chicken and vegetables to large stockpot. Add 1 cup of water to roasting pan and deglaze pan by heating and scraping up any browmed bits. Add this liquid to chicken in stockpot.

  3. 3

    Add broth, garlic and remaining ingredients to stockpot, bring to a simmer and maintain a slow simmer, uncovered for 3 to 4 hours, adding water if the level of liquid falls below bones of chicken. For the first hour skim off and discard any skum that forms on top.

  4. 4

    Strain stock through a fine mesh strainer into a clean pot. Discard solids. Chill overnight. Discard fat layer that will harden on top for a clear stock.

  5. 5

    Your stock is ready to use or freeze. Freeze in ice cube trays for small amounts for sauces and in larger amounts for soups and stews.

  6. 6

    Also if you want to use the fat layer, it can be melted for great sauteed or roasted potatos. It can also be frozen for later use.

  7. 7

    Also note, this stock has no added salt, it will be ready for any recipe this way without any concern of over salting. If using as a soup base add salt to your taste.

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“Fenway” passed away on 2/3/2021. For the last year she tried to teach her husband of 42 years how to cook like her. Although I will never be as good of a cook as her she did pass on her passion for cooking. Therefore, I will attempt to carry on her legacy and maintain/update her site. My wife was a Registered Nurse, a licensed deep water aerobics instructor, a mother to our 2 children and a fantastic cook. We grew up in New England but have been fortunate to live all over the US. I am now retired, missing her terribly, but thankful for all the years we had together and all her cooking lessons.
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