Name: Homemade Chicken Stock
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3-4 pounds whole chicken or chicken bones; 1-2 medium yellow onions, quartered, skins on; 3-4 medium carrots, chopped; 3-4 celery stalks, chopped, with leaves; Handful parsley stems; 3-4 bay leaves; 3-4 sprigs thyme; 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns

Homemade Chicken Stock

Chicken stock ingredients in a white Dutch oven

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This stock will take all your other recipes from great to spectacular.

Author: Julie Andrews
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 15 mins
Category: Soups, Stock
Method: Stove-Top
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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3-4 pounds whole chicken or chicken bones
1-2 medium yellow onions, quartered, skins on
3-4 medium carrots, chopped
3-4 celery stalks, chopped, with leaves
Handful parsley stems
3-4 bay leaves
3-4 sprigs thyme
2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns

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Instructions

Pack the chicken/chicken bones, onions, carrots, celery and parsley stems into a large Dutch oven. Cover with cold water and place bay leaves, thyme and peppercorns on the top (or in a sachet bag, tied). Bring pot to a low simmer and place the lid on top. Cook 3-5 hours. Discard veggies, bones, chicken fat and aromatics. Remove the chicken meat and place in a container for future use.
Let slightly cool. Strain stock into air tight containers. Skim the fat off the top before using.

Notes

Storage Tip: Refrigerate up to 5 days. Freeze for 6-12 months.

Keywords: easy, healthy, homemade, from scratch, make ahead, best

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