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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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.

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