Good Eats

Chicken Stock

Ingredients

• 1 (3-4 pound) roasting chicken
• 2 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
• 3 medium carrots, unpeeled and halved
• 2 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
• Handful of Parsley flakes
• 5 Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
• 5-10 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Directions

Roast the chicken with your favourite roasting recipe (I used the Pampered Chef Amazing 30-Minute Microwave Chicken recipe (Delish!). Remove the meat and reserve for something else (chicken soup maybe?).

Place the chicken carcass, onions, carrots, celery, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic and seasonings in a large stockpot. Add enough cold water to cover the chicken, etc. and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and discard the solids. Chill the stock overnight. The next day, remove the surface fat. Use immediately or pack in containers and freeze for up to 3 months.

I started with THIS recipe from Barefoot Contessa, but had to adapt it to my quantities and what stuff I had on hand! I must say...it didn't make as much as I was anticipated...maybe 1.5 quarts...but it is 1.5 quarts of pure deliciousness!!

Barefoot Contessa's Chicken Stock = Epic Success!!