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Basic Chicken Stock

Every home cook needs to know how to prepare a basic chicken stock. After all, this recipe serves a number of purposes in cooking, whether it's to prepare a soup, as a braising liquid, to cook grains in... the possibilities are endless. This Basic Chicken Stock recipe is easy to make, featuring seven staple ingredients commonly found in any pantry.

Whether you choose to use your enamel-on-steel Stockpot or Round Dutch Oven, the choice is yours. These versatile pieces of cookware are designed to boil ingredients to perfection, allowing the chicken thighs to gradually infuse their flavors throughout every layer of the chicken stock. The beauty of this recipe is that it can be prepared in large batches before being stored for up to three months or frozen for even longer.

This Basic Chicken Stock is a staple recipe who's versatility will be seem as you navigate through everyday cooking. Requiring three simple steps, this recipe is a great way to meal prep ahead. The Basic Chicken Stock accommodates larger portions and takes less than an hour to prepare. Be sure to grab all the ingredients below and follow the steps to master this age-old classic.

Basic Chicken Stock

Recipe created for

Le Creuset Stockpot

Main ingredient

Poultry

Cook time

Under 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds mixed chicken wings and drumsticks
  • 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
  • 2 large carrots, roughly chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • Handful of thyme
  • Handful of flat-leaf parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns

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Recipe Preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients with 3 quarts cold water in a stockpot.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat and let simmer, skimming the surface occasionally until the stock is reduced by one third
  4. Strain stock through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Discard solids.

Instruction Notes

Can be made 3 days ahead, or frozen in ice cube trays up to 3 months.

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