Boiled Chicken

Description

A recipe for boiled chicken; boiled chicken meat is called for in many other recipes, and is a wonderful basic recipe to have for many uses.

Ingredients

  • 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
  • 1 large onion, halved – unpeeled
  • 3 carrots, cut into chunks – unpeeled
  • 2 stalks celery, cut into chunks
  • 1 tablespoon whole peppercorns
  • water to cover

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in a large pot with onion
  2. carrots
  3. celery
  4. and peppercorns; add water to cover by 1 inch. Cover the pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat to a gentle boil and cook until meat falls off the bone
  5. about 90 minutes.
  6. Remove chicken from the pot and let sit until cool enough to handle. Shred or chop meat.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 8

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