Chicken Stock
Homemade Chicken Stock is packed full of flavor, nourishing and comforting. It’s great to drink as is, or add to your homemade chicken noodle soup for a more flavorful, nourishing soup. Chicken stock is easy to make and you can’t beat the flavor of homemade stock.
Every winter I always seem to get some sort of cold or another and during those sick days I always crave chicken noodle soup. The warm, cozy, flavorful chicken broth just warms the soul. This homemade stock can also easily be substituted with the bones from a turkey. So after Thanksgiving, save the turkey bones from your Thanksgiving turkey and make this!
Making your own stock for soup just adds so much flavor to the soup. It’s surprisingly super easy to make. It does take a few hours to make, but most of the time is hands off.
The details
add chicken bones and water to a stock pot
The first thing you’ll need to do to make your own chicken stock is to add the bones from one roasted chicken to a large stock pot along with 16 cups of water. You’ll also add salt as well as apple cider vinegar at this time. The apple cider vinegar is such a small amount that you can’t taste it. However, the apple cider vinegar has a very important job. The acidity from the vinegar breaks down the collagen in the bones and makes the broth more abundant and flavorful.
Bring this mixture to a boil, then reduce to low and simmer, covered, for 2 hours.
add the fresh veggies and herbs
Next, you’ll add the fresh veggies and herbs to the broth. Continue to simmer, covered for another hour. You don’t want the veggies and herbs to early in the process as they can break down and absorb some of the stock.
remove the bones and strain
Next you’ll remove the bones, veggies and herbs, then strain the stock through a fine mesh sieve. This will remove all of the large particles in the broth.
Store the broth in mason jars or a container with a lid. Keep in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
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Chicken Stock
- Total Time: 3 hours 10 minutes
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
Description
Homemade Chicken Stock is packed full of flavor, nourishing and comforting. It’s great to drink as is, or add to your homemade chicken noodle soup for a more flavorful, nourishing soup. Chicken stock is easy to make and you can’t beat the flavor of homemade stock.
Ingredients
Bones from 1 roasted chicken or turkey
3/4 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 yellow onion, unpeeled, quartered
1 large carrot, chopped into 3 pieces
2 celery stalks, chopped into 3 pieces
3 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
1 bay leaf
1 small bunch fresh parsley
Instructions
1. Add chicken or turkey bones , apple cider vinegar and salt to a large stock pot.
2. Cover with water, roughly 16 cups. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 2 hours. Skim off any impurities.
3. Add remaining ingredients to pot and simmer for 1 hour.
4. Remove large bones and veggies, then strain through a fine mesh sieve into a large bowl.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 180
- Category: soup
- Method: Stove Top
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: chicken bone broth, chicken stock
