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10-Minute Chicken Stock

While making stock does take some time to cook, it only takes 10 minutes to get it started. By making it yourself you’ll save money and have a far better product than what you can buy in the store.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Course Side Dish, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 30
Calories 40 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 chicken frames
  • 1 large onion
  • 4 carrots
  • 4 ribs celery, with leaves
  • 1 bunch parsley stems
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 12 peppercorns
  • 6 quarts water

Other Optional Ingredients:

  • Chicken wings and neck
  • 3 parsnips
  • Vegetable scraps
  • Leftover gravy
  • Fresh or dried thyme, marjoram, savory, rosemary or dill

Instructions
 

  • Wash and quarter vegetables, leaving peel on.
  • Place all items in a large pot and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to a simmer and skim off any foam that develops on top.
  • Cover pot, leaving the lid cracked to allow some steam to escape.
  • Remove large solids and discard. Strain the liquid to remove smaller pieces.
  • Allow stock to cool and refrigerate. Once chilled, remove fat from the surface.
  • Use within 4-5 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

Smart Shopping Tips
  • Usually, whole chickens offer the best price per pound. Skip the packs of pre-cut chicken and use the frame to make your own stock. It saves you money twice—once when buying chicken and again in place of ready made stock.
  • Plan your meals for the week so that you can also use vegetable scraps, like carrot tops, onion peels and stems from parsley, turning food that’s usually wasted into something wonderful.
Cooking & Serving Tips:
  • Because the stock includes the bones when cooking, it will be very rich and solidify when chilled. This is from collagen, a type of protein, and is perfectly normal. It will liquefy when reheated. 
  • Stock and broth are often used in the same kinds of dishes. The difference is that stock includes both meat and bones when cooking. Bone broth is a new term that has recently become very popular, but is essentially the same as stock.