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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Show: Barefoot Contessa

Episode: Chicken Story

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Ina's Homemade Chicken Stock (01:14)

Total:: 4 hr 20 min
Prep:: 20 min
Cook:: 4 hr

Yield:: 6 quarts

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

3 (5-pound) roasting chickens
3 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half, optional
20 sprigs fresh parsley
15 sprigs fresh thyme
20 sprigs fresh dill
1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns

Directions

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Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, and seasonings in a 16 to 20-quart stockpot. Add 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and discard the solids. Chill the stock overnight. The next day, remove the surface fat. Use immediately or pack in containers and freeze for up to 3 months.

My Private Notes

Name: Chicken Stock
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT4H0M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT4H20M0.000S
Yield: 6 quarts
Ingredients: 3 (5-pound) roasting chickens; 3 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered; 6 carrots, unpeeled and halved; 4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds; 4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half, optional; 20 sprigs fresh parsley; 15 sprigs fresh thyme; 20 sprigs fresh dill; 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise; 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns