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Homemade chicken broth in a mason jar with a lid on top.

How to Make Chicken Broth

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  • Author: Erin Jensen
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 4 hours
  • Total Time: 4 hours 15 minutes
  • Yield: Approx. 7-8 cups
  • Category: Broth/Soup
  • Method: Stove Top
  • Cuisine: American

Description

How to Make Chicken Broth is an easy, step-by-step tutorial that teaches you how to successfully make homemade chicken broth!


Ingredients

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  • 1 leftover chicken carcass
  • 23 medium carrots, cut into 23 inch chunks
  • 4 celery stalks, cut into 23 inch chunks
  • 1 sweet yellow onion, quartered
  • 1 head of garlic, cut off the end
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 23 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 23 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt (more to taste)
  • water (approx. 8-12 cups)

Instructions

  1. Place chicken carcass in a large dutch oven. Add carrots, onion, celery, bay leaf, garlic, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme, and salt. Add enough water to cover the carcass (about 8-10 cups).
  2. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce to a simmer.
  3. Let simmer, covered, for 4-6 hours.
  4. Remove large chunks of vegetables and the chicken carcass.
  5. Carefully pour the remaining broth through a fine mesh strainer and into a large bowl to remove any other bits of vegetables.
  6. Use immediately, store in the refrigerator for 4-5 days (in sealed mason jar), or freeze for up to 6 months.

Notes

  • Chicken Carcass: if you don’t have a whole chicken carcass – bones from drumsticks or bone-in chicken breasts will work tool
  • Storage:
    • Fridge: Place it in a sealed mason jar and put in the fridge. If you plan on using it in the next 3-4 days.
    • Freezer:  You can also freeze it in a mason jar – just fill it ALMOST all the way full, but leave a little room at the top as the liquid will expand when it freezes and you don’t want a shattered mason jar in your freezer!  You can also freeze it in silicon ice cube trays if you want smaller frozen portions.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1/2 cup
  • Calories: 17
  • Sugar: 1 g
  • Sodium: 256.5 mg
  • Fat: 0.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 3.7 g
  • Protein: 0.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 0 mg