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Your Homemade Chicken Broth Guide
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Cooking Tip
You can make broth from a
4-lb. chicken instead of using legs and thighs called for in this recipe. Just remove the breast first and reserve it for something else. Then, cut up the back, wings, thighs, and legs and then proceed with the recipe below.
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Homemade Chicken Broth
Chicken Soup Recipe
Making homemade chicken broth fills the house with a wonderful aroma and is really the basic for any good homemade soup.
What you'll need for the broth:
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 3 lbs. chicken legs and thighs, trim off excess fat and cut into 2-inch pieces
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or -
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4 lbs. chicken backs and/or bones, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1 tsp. salt or to taste
- 2 bay leaves
What to do:
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Heat oil in a large, soup kettle over medium-high heat. When oil starts to shimmer, add the onion and the chicken pieces and sauté until the chicken no longer looks pink - about 5 to 7 minutes.
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Reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook until you see that the chicken has released its juices. This takes about 20 minutes.
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Increase the heat to high and add 2 quarts of water *, the salt and bay leaves. As soon as the water starts to simmer, immediately reduce the heat to low again. Cover the mixture and simmer until you see that the broth looks rich and smells flavorful. This should take an additional 20 to 30 minutes longer.
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Strain and discard the solids left behind. Check out my Tips for Making Chicken Broth to find out the best way to do this. Now, your broth is ready to use or you can cool it to room temperature and then stoe by refrigerating or freezing it.
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If you are in a hurry, add the water already boiling.
For some other great Chicken Stock and Broth recipes, check out the links below:
Fantastic Chicken Broth
Homemade Chicken Stock
Traditional Chicken Broth
Traditional Chicken Stock
To help you make the best soups possible, read more of my
Chicken Soup Cooking Tips below:
Chicken Saftey Tips
More Chicken Saftey Tips
Defrosting Chicken Safely
The Difference Between Chicken Stock and Broth
Making Chicken Broth
For more great soup ideas, check out some easy soup appetizer recipes
or follow the links below.
Try some of these other delicious chicken soup recipes:
Chicken Asperagus Chowder
Chicken Barley Soup
Chicken Cabbage Noodle Soup
Chicken Rice Soup
Chicken Soup Caribbean Style
Chicken Tomato Cilantro Soup
Easy Chicken Gumbo
Pueblo Chicken Soup
For a more complete listing of soup recipe ideas, visit my Soup Recipe Index page.
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