Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe

Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe Rating 5

Peppercorns and a handful of herbs add the perfect seasoning to this low-sodium stock developed by our Test Kitchen home economists. To give it even more flavor, they first browned the chicken and sauteed the veggies.

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Homemade Chicken Stock Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Cook: 3-3/4 hours
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken (3 pounds)
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • 2 medium carrots, cut into chunks
  • 1 medium onion, cut into chunks
  • 3 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1/4 teaspoon whole peppercorns
  • 2-1/2 quarts cold water
  • 1 celery rib with leaves, cut into chunks

Directions

  • Cut chicken into parts, reserving back and neck. In a soup kettle, cook chicken breast halves in oil over medium heat until browned, about 5 minutes; remove and set aside. Cook remaining chicken pieces, including back and neck, in two batches until browned; set aside. In the same pan, saute the carrots and onion until onion is tender.
  • Place seasonings on a double thickness of cheesecloth; bring up corners of cloth and tie with kitchen string to form a bag.
  • Return chicken to the pan. Add cold water, celery and spice bag. slowly bring to a boil over medium-low heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Skim foam. Remove chicken breast halves from pan. Remove meat from bones; return bones to pan. Refrigerate chicken breast meat for another use.
  • Simmer stock, uncovered, 3-4 hours longer. Strain; discard chicken, bones, vegetables and spice bag. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Remove fat from surface. Yield: about 2 quarts.

Nutritional Analysis: One cup equals 33 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 1 mg cholesterol, 89 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable.

Originally published as Homemade Chicken Stock in Light & Tasty December/January 2002, p61

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Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2011 by teri396

used chicken legs and simmered all day, reduced by half. whole house smelled wonderful.

 
 
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