5 from 12 votes
Homemade Chicken (or Turkey) Stock
Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock uses a carcass combined with vegetables and herbs simmered gently to extract rich flavors, providing a flavorful base for soups, stews, or sauces. The slow simmering releases depth from bones and aromatics, yielding a clear, nourishing broth with a balanced savory profile. This basic stock recipe is a fundamental technique in home cooking, useful whenever you want to enhance dishes with homemade broth.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
50 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 chicken carcass from leftover roast chicken or turkey or rotisserie chicken
- 1 onion quartered, medium
- 2 carrot cut into large pieces
- 2 celery cut into large pieces, stalks
- 1 garlic unpeeled and cut in half crosswise, head
- 4 thyme sprigs, fresh
- 10 parsley with stems
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients to a large heavy-bottomed pot or stockpot. Pour in enough cold water to just cover the chicken. Bring the liquid to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Simmer gently for about 1 ½ hours, covered.
- Strain the stock through a fine sieve into a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate. The next day, remove the surface fat. Store the stock in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for 3 months.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cup
Calories
50kcal
(3%)
Carbohydrates
6g
(2%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
82mg
(3%)
Potassium
272mg
(6%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
2549IU
(51%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 50
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cup | |
| Calories | 50kcal | 3% |
| Carbohydrates | 6g | 2% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 272mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 2549IU | 51% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.