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* 1 '''whole chicken'''
* 1 '''whole chicken'''
* Some amount of '''white wine'''
* Some amount of '''white wine'''
* A few sprigs of thyme  
* A few sprigs of '''thyme'''
* A few sprigs of parsley
* A few sprigs of '''parsley'''
* A handful of whole peppercorns
* A handful of '''whole peppercorns'''
* A couple of '''bay leaves'''


=== Ingredient Preparation ===
=== Ingredient Preparation ===
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# '''Brown''' all your chicken '''scraps''' (only the scraps) in you large pot using the olive oil.
# '''Brown''' all your chicken '''scraps''' (only the scraps) in you large pot using the olive oil.
# '''Add''' your chopped vegetables: '''carrots''', '''leek''', '''turnip''', '''garlic''' and '''onion''' and let them brown as well.
# '''Add''' your chopped vegetables: '''carrots''', '''leek''', '''turnip''', '''garlic''' and '''onion''' and let them brown as well.
# '''Add''' your herbs: '''thyme''', '''parsley''', '''peppercorns'''.
# '''Add''' your herbs: '''thyme''', '''parsley''', '''peppercorns''', and '''bay leaves'''.
# '''Add water''' and some amount of white wine to fill your pot.
# '''Add water''' and some amount of white wine to fill your pot.
# Let '''simmer''' from '''4''' to up to '''12 hours'''.
# Let '''simmer''' from '''4''' to up to '''12 hours'''.
# '''Remove impurities''' that form on the surface of the water with a ladle.
# '''Remove impurities''' that form on the surface of the water with a ladle.


=== F.A.Q. ===
; Why no salt? : The stock should be neutral. Add the salt when preparing something else (like soup).


=== References ===
=== References ===
This recipe is based on these 3 very good YouTube videos, combining the best of each in order to make the ultimate chicken stock:
This recipe is based on these 3 excellent YouTube videos, combining the best of each in order to make the '''''ultimate chicken stock''''':
 
* [https://youtu.be/74tZ-yOOPy0 Stock & Chicken Noodle Soup | Basics with Babish]
* [https://youtu.be/xudhMRXvJI0 Chicken soup 101]
* [https://youtu.be/QzWbrmbdekU 4 Levels of Chicken Soup: Amateur to Food Scientist | Epicurious]

Latest revision as of 23:44, 27 August 2024


This is the ultimate chicken stock recipe. After tasting this, any store-bough stock will taste like garbage (because it is).

This stock is used in the Ultimate chicken soup recipe.

Tools

  • 1 large pot
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 pair of tongs

Ingredients

  • 4 medium carrots
  • 6 large and thick celery stems
  • 1 leek stem
  • 1 big turnip
  • 1 head of garlic
  • 1 large white onion
  • Olive oil
  • 1 whole chicken
  • Some amount of white wine
  • A few sprigs of thyme
  • A few sprigs of parsley
  • A handful of whole peppercorns
  • A couple of bay leaves

Ingredient Preparation

  • Chop your carrots, leek, and turnip in similarly sized pieces.
  • Cut the garlic head in half.
  • Cut the onion head in quarters.
  • Carve a whole chicken, preserving all the scraps.

Directions

  1. Brown all your chicken scraps (only the scraps) in you large pot using the olive oil.
  2. Add your chopped vegetables: carrots, leek, turnip, garlic and onion and let them brown as well.
  3. Add your herbs: thyme, parsley, peppercorns, and bay leaves.
  4. Add water and some amount of white wine to fill your pot.
  5. Let simmer from 4 to up to 12 hours.
  6. Remove impurities that form on the surface of the water with a ladle.


F.A.Q.

Why no salt?
The stock should be neutral. Add the salt when preparing something else (like soup).

References

This recipe is based on these 3 excellent YouTube videos, combining the best of each in order to make the ultimate chicken stock: