Chicken Broth

Description

Great soup makes great broth. Makes a lot, but sooo much better than the canned store bought or bouillon cube made broth.

Ingredients

  • 14 quarts water
  • 2 (5 pound) whole chickens, skinned and trimmed of fat
  • 4 pounds carrots, cut into chunks
  • 3 pounds celery, cut into chunks
  • 3 large sweet onions, cut into chunks
  • 6 leeks, trimmed and chopped
  • 14 tablespoons sea salt
  • 3 tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 3 tablespoons garlic powder
  • 2 tablespoons crushed dried rosemary
  • 2 tablespoons dried parsley
  • 1 tablespoon dried thyme
  • 1 bunch fresh parsley, chopped (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Combine water
  2. chicken
  3. carrots
  4. celery
  5. onions
  6. leeks
  7. sea salt
  8. garlic
  9. garlic powder
  10. rosemary
  11. dried parsley
  12. and dried thyme in a large stock pot; partially cover pot with a lid. Bring mixture to a boil
  13. reduce heat
  14. and simmer until chicken is fully cooked and falling off the bone
  15. about 2 hours.
  16. Remove chicken from pot. Stir in fresh parsley until wilted
  17. 2 to 3 minutes. Remove broth from heat and allow to cool slightly. Strain broth into freezable 2 to 4 cup containers. Use immediately or freeze.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 24

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