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    February 7, 2020

    Homemade Chicken Stock

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    jar of chilled homemade chicken stock on a white kitchen table with a black chair in the background

    Homemade chicken stock is a must have ingredient for the best sauces, soups, and side dishes. This easy to follow recipe is everything you need for perfect chicken at home.

    Homemade chicken stock is so important for the home cook. It adds a depth of flavor and really changes dishes because of the gelatin that comes out of the joints during the cooking process. Plus, it not only elevates the food you make with it, but it is also restorative and healing for your body. There is a reason chicken soup is the go-to food to fight an illness.

    How to use homemade chicken stock

    I make chicken stock a few times a month and save it in quart containers in the fridge or in ice cube trays in the freezer. That’s my helpful time saving secret ingredient when I’m making sauces. For example, creamy lemon chicken which has a lemon, white wine, and cream sauce needs just a ¼ cup of chicken stock to pull together the sauce and blend those flavors together. I only need a couple cubes from the freezer and it gives the meal a deep richness that seems like it cooked all day, but it only takes a few minutes.

    You can also use this stock for risotto, soup, rotisserie chicken stew. I have linked recipes at the bottom of this post for you to save for later.

    The cooking process and ingredients

    a wood cutting board with homemade chicken stock ingredients including black peppercorns in a  glass bowl 4 carrots 3 bay leaves butter a chicken back and wings 2 onions and 3 celery stalks

    So, I have good news and not good news. It is a bit of a process to make, but it is not labor intensive. All we need to do is get the chicken parts in the dutch oven with the butter and brown them a little. Then, we just add the water and all of the other ingredients. Once it’s on the stove and going, you can leave it alone, but it does take time. Four hours actually.

    However, you can do this once or twice a month and make enough to last for awhile. I have tried it in the crockpot, and it comes out tasting great. No complaints there. It just doesn’t form the amount of gelatin I like. So in a pinch, I would certainly toss all these ingredients in a crock pot and cook on high for as long as possible. If you set it up before work, you’ll come home to a delicious smelling kitchen in the evening. But, the preferred method is to do it on the stove in a cast iron pot for the best results.

    How to store your homemade chicken stock

    As the stock cools in the refrigerator overnight, the fat will rise to the top. It’s easily scraped off the top with a spoon. Your stock should be like a loose jello after cooling over night. This is because the gelatin from the joints has rendered and that’s the secret ingredient to magical sauces and soups. Just like the chicken stock thickens and turns gelatinous as it chills in the fridge, your sauces and soups will thicken as they cool, developing a glossy finish and velvety smoothness.

    jar of chilled homemade chicken stock on a white kitchen table with a black chair in the background
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    Homemade Chicken Stock

    Homemade rich chicken stock made from carrots, celery, onions, bay leaves, peppercorns and chicken parts.
    Prep Time10 minutes mins
    Cook Time4 hours hrs
    Total Time4 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
    Course: Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: chicken, stock
    Servings: 8 cups
    Calories: 30kcal

    Equipment

    • stock pot or dutch oven
    • strainer
    • cheese cloth

    Ingredients

    • Chicken back, wings, and neck
    • 2 large carrots
    • 2 celery stocks
    • 1 yellow onion
    • 2-3 bay leaves
    • 1 tbs black peppercorns
    • 2 tbs oil or butter
    • 8 cups water
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    Instructions

    • Heat Dutch oven and add oil or butter. (I use butter).
    • Brown chicken parts, turning to get all the sides.
    • Wash carrots, celery, and onion. Cut in half so they fit in the pot.
    • Add 8 cups of water, veggies, peppercorns, and bay leaves.
    • Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Cook for 2 hours.
    • Uncover and cook for an additional 2 hours. Monitor stock level and add water if it starts to get lower than the halfway point of your pot.
    • Remove and discard chicken parts and veggies. They will be falling apart at this point.
    • Pour stock through a strainer lined with cheese cloth. This will give you a perfectly clear chicken stock.
    • You will have 4 cups of clear homemade chicken stock. Save the chicken stock in glass jars. Use within one week of making.

    Notes

    Chip away the fat once it has come to the top and solidified. Can be used to cook with or discard. 
           

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cup | Calories: 30kcal | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g

    Supplies and kitchen equipment

    large bright blue enabled cast iron pot with lid on a marble background

    A large enameled cast iron pot is a kitchen work horse. It is the perfect vessel for making rich homemade chicken stock because it maintains a consistent temperature over time.

    First and foremost, get out the enameled cast iron. Next up, you will want:

    • cheese cloth: to pour the hot chicken stock through for a perfectly clear stock
    • strainer: to hold up the cheese cloth and catch the chicken bones
    • glass jars: for storage

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