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Easy Chicken Stock (Bone Broth)
If you knew how easy it is to make your Chicken Stock (Bone Broth), you would never use the store-bought version again. Not only it is easy to make homemade stock, but it is also healthier and cheaper.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
3 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 4 Litres
Calories: 70 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken carcass, wings or bones (cut in chunks)
- 1 large onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 large carrot (roughly chopped)
- 2 celery sticks (roughly chopped)
- 3 bay leaves
- 5 sprigs thyme
- 6 black peppercorns
- 2 litres water
- few parsley stalks (optional)
- few mushroom stems (optional)
Instructions
- Place the chicken pieces in a large pot.
- Roughly chop the onions, carrots, and celery sticks and add them to the pan.
- Add the aromatics such as bay leaves, thyme, peppercorns, parsley stalks(optional), and mushroom stems(optional).
- Fill the pot with cold water and put on high heat until it boils.
- Turn the heat down and let it simmer for 3 to 4 hours on very low heat, don’t let it boil.
- Remove from the heat and let it cool down for 10 minutes before straining.
- When cooled down a bit, strain through a fine sieve and pour into the jars.
- Store in the fridge for a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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Notes
- To make sure your chicken bone broth gels every time, make sure to include bones that have connective tissues.
- Make sure there are some pieces of meat on the bones for a deeper flavor, or just add a piece of meat if the bones are bare.
- Fill the pan with cold water, the amount of water should be double the amount of the chicken.
- For a clear stock, let it simmer, not boil! Boiling the stock emulsifies the fat and creates a cloudy, flat taste.
- Let it cool down for 10 minutes before passing through a fine sieve to avoid burning with splashes of boiling liquid.
- Let the fat settle in a layer on top of the stock as it cools. This way, the fat will create a protective layer over the stock and it will last a bit longer in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
Calories
70kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Sodium
45mg
(2%)
Potassium
364mg
(10%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
8805IU
(176%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
62mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Litres
Amount Per Serving
Calories 70
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 70kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 45mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 364mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 8805IU | 176% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 62mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.