Chicken stock!

[blackvelvet]

Does anyone know of any website about making chicken stock? I have no earthly idea how to make it and I would like to give it a go.. also what about canning it. I have seen everyone freezing it. any info would be helpful!

 

[booker81]

Put your chicken or a carcass in a big pot, or big crock pot. I like to use a gallon of water per whole chicken. Add 1-3 whole carrots cut into 2-3 pieces, a couple celery stalks cut into 2-3 pieces, and 1-2 onions, cut into quarters, with a layer of the brown "skin" still on. Add a Tbs of coarse pepper or whole peppercorns, and then let simmer for 3-4 hours, or let it cook on low in the crock pot for about 6 hours. You can pull the chicken out and let cool, and pick the meat off, and then put the bones back in and boil for another hour to get more goodness out.

Strain it through cheesecloth into a large container, and let cool. Skim the fat off the top and keep in the fridge for using like butter when cooking potatoes and the like (YUM!) I haven't tried canning, but I freeze in 2 cup increments in baggies, and just pull a baggie out when I need it.

 

[chickenjoe]

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That pretty much says it all

 

[NanaLantana]

Eggs-cellent! Thanks for the recipe!

 

[Ahab]

I freeze chicken stock (and duck stock, and beef stock, and pork stock, and fish stock) in ziplock bags and plastic containers, but I also like to save stock in ice-cube trays. Just fill the trays, refrigerate until the collagen sets so the cubes won't slosh all over your freezer, and then freeze solid. Then you can save the cubes in Ziplocks in the freezer, and any time you need a few tablespoons for a pan sauce, or to jazz up a bland recipe or an insipid gravy, you can just pop a few or a handful or a whole bag right into the pan.

Over the years, stock cubes have become our one true kitchen essential. Just remember to date and label the bag. You don't want to finish off the perfect chicken pan sauce with ancient lobster-shell stock.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

do a search for Frugals thread on making chicken stock.

 

[AquaEyes]

Here's the link to Frugal's chicken stock thread:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=146356



~Chris

 

[Donner]

Recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/chicken-stock-recipe/index.html

Then, set your DVR or see if you can find the Good Eats Episode online somewhere for a 30 minutes (with commercials) video instructions for making stock.

True Brew IV: Take Stock

 

[amylou22]

You could can it in a pressure pot.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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perfect what a nice guy!
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