Chicken broth

Name: Chicken broth
Yield: makes 2 litres
Ingredients: 4 chicken carcasses with the wings, or use 2kg wings; 2 onions halved; 4 carrots cut into chunks; 1 leek cut into chunks; 1 celery stick cut into chunks; 5 peppercorns; 3 allspice berries; 80g parsley

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Ingredients

4 chicken carcasses with the wings, or use 2kg wings

2 onions halved

4 carrots cut into chunks

1 leek cut into chunks

1 celery stick cut into chunks

5 peppercorns

3 allspice berries

80g parsley

Method

Put all the ingredients, except the parsley, in a large pan and add 4 litres of cold water. Bring to a boil. As soon as the water starts to boil, turn the heat down low. Add the parsley, half cover with a lid and let the broth simmer slowly for about 6 hrs. Occasionally, skim off the foam and fat using a ladle. (You could also transfer the stock to a large slow cooker once you have brought it to a boil.)

Strain the broth through a colander or sieve into another container. Cool, then chill so the fat rises to the surface.

Remove the solidified fat with a slotted spoon. You don't have to throw it away, it can be used in cooking. To give the stock a stronger flavour, bring it back to the boil and reduce it until it is the strength you want.