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Chicken Stock 101

You will never want to use boxed stocks ever again after you try this recipe!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 10 minutes
Servings 1 liter
Author Heather // WhipperBerry

Ingredients

  • 1 whole roasted chicken - meat removed
  • 2 large yellow onions - cut off the top and bottom but leave the skin on
  • 1 bunch of celery - wash and cut off top and bottom
  • 4-5 carrots - wash and cut off top and bottom, don't bother to peel
  • 2-3 stocks of fresh rosemary
  • small bunch of fresh thyme
  • 5-6 sage leaves
  • 1 lemon
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon whole pepper corns
  • 1 tablespoon sea salt

Instructions

  • Place chicken carcass into large stock pot.
  • Add celery, carrots, onions.
  • Tie fresh herbs together and place into the pot.
  • Using a vegetable peeler, peel the skin of the lemon and add to the pot. Be careful not to add the white pith part of the lemon.
  • Add salt, pepper corns and garlic.
  • Fill pot almost the the top with water and set on high heat just until the pot comes to a boil. Once it has started to boil, turn the heat to medium or medium low, what ever temperature that will keep a nice low simmer.
  • Let simmer for 6-7 hours
  • Check pot occasionally to see if you need to add more water.
  • After it has simmered for several hours, remove from heat and strain your stock with a fine meshed strainer. Place in an air tight container and put in refrigerator for several hours.
  • Once the stock has fully chilled, remove from refrigerator and using a spoon, remove the fat that has solidified onto the surface of the stock.
  • Store in refrigerator for 2-3 days or in the freezer for 3-6 months.