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How to Make Chicken Stock (or Turkey Stock)

November 30th, 2011 | 2 Comments

Recipe:

  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 carrots diced
  • 3 stalks of celery diced
  • 2 tbs apple cider vinegar
  • bones from 2 chickens or a turkey
  • 1 bunch parsley
  • 4 quarts of water

Put everything except the parsley into a large pot and bring to a boil.  Skim the scum off and then simmer for at least a day and even two days.  The cartilage should have dissolved leaving the bones in a pile on the bottom of the pot. Add the parsley (you don’t have to chop it) and let it impart flavor and minerals for about 5 minutes. Let the stock cool a little then strain out the bones and other bits. Put the stock into the refrigerator overnight.

The next day, remove the fat which has risen to the top.  You should now have a very nutritious, rich and thick gelatinous stock.  Heat it just enough so that you can pour it into quart jars.  You can also make broth ice cubes that you can use to enhance the flavor and nutrition of other meals.

Makes about 4 1/2 quarts (leave an inch or more of headroom)

My strainer is a 2 1/2 inches nylon mesh.  I tried to find one like mine on the Internet, but so far I could only find a 2 3/4 inch one at Kitchen Fantasy.  This size should work for wide-mouth mason jars. If anyone knows where to get the 2 1/2 inch strainers, please let me know.
http://www.kitchenfantasy.com/shopping_cart/strainerns.html 

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2 Responses to "How to Make Chicken Stock (or Turkey Stock)"

  1. YouTube Comments says:
    February 14, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    I have been afraid to? dehydrate onions because I heard of people saying that you should put your dehydrator outside if you are doing onions because of the strong odor and definitely don’t have anything else in the dehydrator when you are doing the onions. But you did your beautiful mix and it all seems good. So you have empowered me, I will give this a try,. And yes, I am looking forward to checking out your website.
    @prairiepatch

    1. YouTube Comments says:
      February 14, 2012 at 4:21 pm

      @prairiepatch Thanks for watching. I haven’t noticed any strong odor and my eyes definitely do not water when I dehydrate onions. Something to do with the particular onions? I’ll pay closer attention the next time. The combo is great. My husband will make dinner in the crockpot now, because it’s easy for him to just throw in a handful of the dry veggies, some broth, wine and? meat. Have you seen my website? dianalehua . com

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