Dinner Lunch

Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth

Rusty Bowers
Chef

Homemade chicken broth is not only a great use for chicken bones and giblets, it is also the secret ingredient for rich, flavorful soups, sauces and stews. Keep the broth in airtight plastic containers for a week in the refrigerator or up to 10 months in the freezer.

00:15
Prep
02:20
Cook
02:35
Total Time

Ingredients & Directions

Directions

Chicken Broth

3 lbs
Springer Mountain Farms Whole Chicken Carcass, including necks, gizzards, bones and back
5 quarts
Water
2
Carrots, peeled and thick rings
1
Onion, peeled and quartered
2
Celery stalks, large diced
1
Bay leaf
1 teaspoon
Black pepper, ground
2 sprigs
Thyme
  1. Place the chicken bones, neck, gizzards, etc. and water in a large pot over medium-high heat.
  2. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  3. Skim off any fat impurities that rise to the top.
  4. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 hours.
  5. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer lined with dampened cheese cloth or a kitchen towel.
  6. Discard the bones, vegetables and herbs.
  7. Allow broth to cool and portion into airtight plastic containers to refrigerate or freeze.*

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Dinner Lunch

Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth

Rusty Bowers
Chef

Whole Chicken

Made With:

Whole Chicken

Homemade chicken broth is not only a great use for chicken bones and giblets, it is also the secret ingredient for rich, flavorful soups, sauces and stews. Keep the broth in airtight plastic containers for a week in the refrigerator or up to 10 months in the freezer.

Yield: 3

00:15 Prep
02:20 Cook
02:35 Total Time

Ingredients

Directions

Chicken Broth

3 lbs
Springer Mountain Farms Whole Chicken Carcass, including necks, gizzards, bones and back
5 quarts
Water
2
Carrots, peeled and thick rings
1
Onion, peeled and quartered
2
Celery stalks, large diced
1
Bay leaf
1 teaspoon
Black pepper, ground
2 sprigs
Thyme
  1. Place the chicken bones, neck, gizzards, etc. and water in a large pot over medium-high heat.
  2. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  3. Skim off any fat impurities that rise to the top.
  4. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 2 hours.
  5. Strain the broth through a fine mesh strainer lined with dampened cheese cloth or a kitchen towel.
  6. Discard the bones, vegetables and herbs.
  7. Allow broth to cool and portion into airtight plastic containers to refrigerate or freeze.*