Betty Crocker's Classic Chicken Broth

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 lbs hen or 5 lbs stewing chicken, cut up
• 3 quarts cold water
• 1/3 cup diced carrot
• 1/3 cup chopped celery
• 1/3 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 place in a kettle the chicken and cold water; cover and bring is slowly to boil.
• 2 remove scum and add the remaining ingredients.
• 3 cover and simmer gently for 3 hours, removing the scum occasionally.
• 4 strain, chill, remove fat, and strain again.
• 5 store in covered jars in refrigerator; the layer of fat on top will help preserve the stock, but it must be skimmed off before heating stock for use in soups and sauces.
• 6 optional, to clarify stock: for each quart, beat together 1 egg and 1 tbsp cold water; add with pieces of broken egg shell, stirring until stock boils; boil for 2 minutes then let stand off heat for 20 minutes; strain through double cheesecloth.