Homemade chicken stock

Recipes / Meat

This versatile chicken stock can be used as the base for many different recipes.

Recipe «Homemade chicken stock» presented in category Recipes / Meat, to prepare this dish you will need no more 3:00 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1.5kg chicken wings, rinsed, 1 brown onion, unpeeled, sliced, 1 large carrot, unpeeled, cut into 5cm pieces, 1 stick celery , roughly chopped, 6 cup mushrooms, thickly sliced , 1 lemon, rind cut into strips, pith removed, 2 bay leaves, 1 sprig thyme , 2 sprigs flat-leaf parsley, 6 peppercorns.

Ingredients:

  • 1.5kg chicken wings, rinsed 
  • 1 brown onion, unpeeled, sliced 
  • 1 large carrot, unpeeled, cut into 5cm pieces 
  • 1 stick celery , roughly chopped 
  • 6 cup mushrooms, thickly sliced 
  • 1 lemon, rind cut into strips, pith removed 
  • 2 bay leaves 
  • 1 sprig thyme 
  • 2 sprigs flat-leaf parsley 
  • 6 peppercorns 

Instructions

  1. Place chicken wings in a large stockpot. Cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, uncovered, over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, carrot, celery, mushrooms, lemon rind, bay leaves, thyme, parsley and peppercorns. Gently simmer uncovered (small bubbles should break the surface) for 3 hours. Use a slotted spoon to skim stock surface every 30 minutes. Set aside for 2 hours to cool.
  3. Strain stock (do not press through sieve) into a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove fat from stock surface. Freeze or use immediately.