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Homemade Chicken Broth
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Homemade Chicken Broth

Whether you're entertaining or relaxing, this recipe hits the spot.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Additional Time
8 hrs
Total Time
12 hrs 10 mins
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 6 cups of water
  • chicken carcass skin removed (plus ALL leftover bones including wing, drumstick, and thigh bones, from a roasted chicken
  • 2 celery chopped into thirds, stalks
  • 1 carrot chopped into thirds, large
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1 yellow onion quartered, small
  • 7 garlic cloves
  • Italian parsley handful
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 tsp chicken base or bouillon
  • 2 tsp peppercorns fresh
  • sea salt to taste, coarse

Instructions

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  1. Fill a large Dutch oven or large stockpot with water.
  2. Remove most of the skin and fat from the bones/carcass, then place the large pot of water.
  3. Add the chopped celery, carrot, onion, green onion, garlic, parsley, bay leaves, chicken base or bouillon, peppercorns, and coarse sea salt.
  4. Partially cover with a lid and simmer, stirring occasionally over low heat for 3-4 hours or longer if desired.
  5. Strain the vegetables and bones through a fine sieve strainer, then discard them.
  6. Place the strained broth in a large bowl and cover; put into the refrigerator overnight.
  7. In the morning, remove the lid, and scoop out and discard the layer of fat on top.
  8. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days.
  9. If you aren't going to use the broth immediately, pour it into a freezer zip lock bag and freeze it for up to 6 months. Enjoy.