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Chicken Stock

Cooks' note:

Stock can be chilled 3 days or frozen 1 month.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 10 cups

Ingredients

1 (3 1/2- to 4 1/2-pound) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
2 celery ribs, cut into 2-inch lengths
2 carrots, quartered
2 medium onions, left unpeeled, trimmed, and halved
6 fresh parsley stems (without leaves)
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
8 whole black peppercorns
4 quart cold water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring all ingredients to a boil in an 8- to 10-quart heavy pot and skim froth. Reduce heat and gently simmer, uncovered, skimming froth occasionally, 3 hours.

    Step 2

    Remove chicken, then pour stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl and discard solids. If using stock right away, skim off and discard any fat. If not, cool stock completely, uncovered, before skimming fat, then chill, covered.

TagsStockWhole ChickenChickenPoultryCeleryVegetableCarrotRoot VegetableOnionParsleyHerbs & SpicesNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeMeal PrepSimmerGourmet
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