Caramelized Turkey/chicken Stock

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large leeks, cut lengthwise
• 2 large yellow onions, cut in fourths
• 2 heads garlic, cut in half (remove papery outside)
• 2 large celery ribs, cut in half
• 2 turkey neck (or 4 chicken)
• 2 turkey wings (or 4 chicken)
• 1 turkey carcass, with any leftover skin (or chicken)
• 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 8 -9 cups water

Recipe

• 1 crack the breast bone of carcass and flatten as much as possible.
• 2 spray a lipped cookie sheet or roasting pan with cooking oil (lightly). put all the meat and vegetables on sheet and roast at 450 degrees for 45-50 minutes until nicely browned. shake pan several times while roasting.
• 3 after browning, put all the ingredients into a stockpot or large crockpot.
• 4 bring to a boil (or strong simmer in crockpot). cover and reduce heat to med-low and allow to simmer 21/2 hours on stovetop, 4hrs. on high in crockpot.
• 5 strain and discard meat and vegetables (i use all of it in the dog food i make).
• 6 cover pot and put in cool place overnight so that the fat will solidify and can be removed before using or freezing.