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Recipe courtesy of Ina Garten

Show: Barefoot Contessa

Episode: Miguel While You Were Out

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Ina's Homemade Chicken Stock (01:14)

Total:: 4 hr 15 min
Prep:: 15 min
Cook:: 4 hr

Yield:: 6 quarts

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

3 5-pound roasting chickens
3 large yellow onions, unpeeled, quartered
6 carrots, unpeeled, halved
20 sprigs fresh dill
4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
4 parsnips, unpeeled, cut in half (optional)
20 sprigs fresh parsley
15 sprigs fresh thyme
1 head garlic, unpeeled, cut in half 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.

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Total time: P0Y0M0DT4H15M0.000S
Yield: 6 quarts
Ingredients: 3 5-pound roasting chickens; 3 large yellow onions, unpeeled, quartered; 6 carrots, unpeeled, halved; 20 sprigs fresh dill; 4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds; 4 parsnips, unpeeled, cut in half (optional); 20 sprigs fresh parsley; 15 sprigs fresh thyme; 1 head garlic, unpeeled, cut in half crosswise; 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns