Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe

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4.8

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    4 hrs

  • Total Time

    4 hrs 20 mins

  • Servings

    19 cups

  • Calories

    100 kcal

  • Course

    Soup

  • Cuisine

    American

Homemade Chicken Broth Recipe

This homemade chicken broth is so easy and tasty, you'll be making your own all the time. Use it for any soup or recipe that calls for it!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 2 (5-pound) chicken young roasting, whole
  • 6 quarts water cold
  • 3 large onion unpeeled and quartered, yellow
  • 1 head garlic unpeeled and halved, optional
  • 6 carrot washed, unpeeled and quartered
  • 4 ribs celery washed and halved, with leaves
  • 2 tablespoons herbes de provence
  • 4 bay leaves dried
  • 12 clove whole
  • 2 teaspoons black peppercorns whole
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

Instructions

  1. Place all ingredients in a 16-20 quart stockpot, and cover with 6 quarts of water.
  2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer uncovered for 2½ hours.
  3. Carefully transfer the chickens to two large bowls. Remove the chicken meat from the bones and set aside.
  4. After removing the meat from the bones, place the bones and the excess broth (from the bones) back into the stockpot. Season to taste – the broth should taste lightly salted.
  5. Continue cooking the chicken broth another 1½ hours.
  6. While the broth reduces, cut or shred the chicken meat and save for other meals. (It freezes beautifully.)
  7. After the broth is finished cooking, strain it through a colander, and discard the remaining solids.
  8. Refrigerate the broth overnight, then remove the surface fat the next day.
  9. The broth will be slightly gelatinous, but it will liquefy and add a rich, lovely flavor when heated.
  10. Keep the broth refrigerated and use within 3 days, or pour into freezer containers (or zip-top bags) and freeze up to 3 months.

Notes

  • Yield: 19 cups chicken broth + 4 cups cooked chicken.
  • Storage: Refrigerate chicken broth for 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.
  • Refrigerate chicken broth for 3 days. Freeze for up to 3 months.
  • Nutritional information is for the broth only, not the cooked chicken.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cup Calories 100kcal (5%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g (12%) Monounsaturated Fat 4g (20%) Trans Fat 0.001g (0%) Cholesterol 7mg (2%) Sodium 457mg (19%) Potassium 138mg (3%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 3288IU (66%) Vitamin C 4mg (4%) Calcium 40mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 19cups

Amount Per Serving

Calories 100 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cup
Calories 100kcal 5%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 4g 20%
Trans Fat 0.001g 0%
Cholesterol 7mg 2%
Sodium 457mg 19%
Potassium 138mg 3%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 3288IU 66%
Vitamin C 4mg 4%
Calcium 40mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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