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Chicken Stock

SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Price PHOTO BY: Susan May

"Chicken stock has almost endless uses, from soup bases, of course, and gravies to a rich but low fat flavoring for veggies. The stock freezes will in those zipper type freezer bags. After trying homemade stock you will never want the store-bought kind again."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 24 stars. This recipe average a 4.8 star rating.
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Original recipe yield 7 or 8 cups

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 4 pounds chicken
  • 7 cups water
  • 1 large onion, halved
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 3 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • salt to taste

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place the chicken in a large pot over high heat. Add water to cover and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 1 hour.
  2. Remove chicken from pot. Leave water in pot. Cool chicken. Remove skin and bones from meat. Return bones and skin to pot. Add onions, carrots, celery, bay leaf, ginger, and salt. Continue simmering for 3 to 4 hours.
  3. Strain and cool the stock, uncovered.
  4. Use the meat for soups, salads, sandwiches, or other dishes where cooked chicken is needed. After stock has been defatted, use or freeze immediately. I freeze the stock in one-cup amounts and use instead of water for cooking rice or vegetables or making gravy.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2003 by FLYINGDOVE007
This is absolutely the best chick stock recipe that I have used. The good this is that you... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 25, 2005 by AMANDALSNYDER
Best chicken stock we have ever made! The smell of your chicken in the winter time is... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 2, 2003 by tweetybird
This stock was so easy to make - and it didn't hurt that it had such a wonderful aroma. I've... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2007 by AbeLincoln
This was awesome. Just full of flavor. Only complaint is that a lot of the liquid cooked away... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2005 by TEACHERMOM37
Thank you, Margaret, for the best homemade chicken stock I have made yet! This came out so... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2005 by Simchanna
I have been searching for the perfect chicken stock recipe for years. I've tried everything... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2003 by SHURMAY
Simply delicious and wonderfully aromatic. The smell alone was worth preparing this stock. It... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2007 by OTWIFE
What flavor! The difference had to be returning the bones to the pot. This was amazing! I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2004 by amydoll
I've tried to make homemade chicken stock before and was very disappointed and hesitant to try... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 16, 2008 by LILPHOTON
i really enjoy the ginger in this chicken stock recipe, which is the one thing that really... MORE