Basic Chicken Stock

Description

A great stock to use for soups, sauces, gravies, etc.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound chicken parts
  • 1 large onion
  • 3 stalks celery, including some leaves
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 6 cups water (Optional)
  • ¼ cup cold water (Optional)
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Quarter onion. Chop scrubbed celery and carrot into 1 inch chunks. Place chicken pieces
  2. onion
  3. celery
  4. carrot
  5. salt
  6. and cloves in large soup pot or Dutch oven. Add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat
  7. cover
  8. and simmer for 1 hour.
  9. Remove chicken and vegetables. Strain stock. Skim fat off the surface.
  10. To clarify stock for clear soup
  11. removing solid flecks that are too small to be strained out with cheesecloth
  12. follow this method. Separate the egg white from the egg yolk
  13. and reserve the shell. In a small bowl
  14. combine 1/4 cup cold water
  15. egg white
  16. and crushed eggshell. Add to strained stock
  17. and bring to a boil. Remove from heat
  18. and let stand 5 minutes. Strain again through a sieve lined with cheesecloth.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 6

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