Chicken Stock Recipe - How to Make Easy Homemade Chicken Stock | Food Wishes, by Food Wishes on YouTube. 4 min 33 s.
- Video length
- 4 min 33 s
- Time to do it
- 3 hours 30 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 9
What you need
Steps
Break up the carcass and put it in a large pot. Add any skin, wing tips and leftover bones. Cover with cold water by about 2 inches.
Roughly chop an onion, a carrot and a celery stalk. There is no need to peel them. Add them to the pot with a bay leaf and a few peppercorns.
Set the pot over medium heat and bring it to a bare simmer, which takes about 20 to 30 minutes. Skim off the grey foam that rises to the top.
Turn the heat down low so the surface only trembles. Simmer uncovered for 3 to 4 hours. Add hot water if the bones start to poke out of the liquid.
Skim the surface every so often. Do not let the pot boil hard, because that clouds the stock and can make it taste bitter.
Turn off the heat and leave the pot to sit for 15 minutes. Lift out the big bones with tongs or a slotted spoon.
Line a fine-mesh sieve with a clean cloth and set it over a large bowl. Ladle the stock through it, then throw away the solids.
Cool the stock quickly by setting the bowl in an ice bath, or divide it into shallow containers. Refrigerate it within 2 hours.
Once cold, lift off the solid fat from the top. Keep the stock in the fridge for up to 4 days, or freeze it for up to 3 months.
Tips and common mistakes
Keep the heat low the whole time, since a hard boil mixes fat into the stock and turns it cloudy.
Do not salt the stock. Season the soup or sauce you make with it instead.
Hot stock can burn badly, so let the pot sit before you move it and keep it out of reach of children.
Cool the stock fast and get it into the fridge within 2 hours so it does not spoil.
Questions
Can I use raw chicken bones instead of a roast carcass?
Yes. Use raw bones with a few wings or necks for body, and skim the foam more often as it comes to a simmer.
How long does homemade chicken stock keep?
About 4 days in the fridge in a sealed container, or up to 3 months in the freezer.
Do I have to skim the foam?
It is not unsafe, but skimming gives a clearer stock and a cleaner taste.
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