Best Blond Chicken Broth Recipes

HOMEMADE CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a soup kettle or Dutch oven. Slowly bring to a boil; reduce heat until mixture is just at a simmer. Simmer, uncovered, for 3-4 hours, skimming foam as necessary. , Set chicken aside until cool enough to handle. Remove meat from bones. Discard bones; save meat for another use. Strain broth, discarding vegetables and seasonings. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Skim fat from surface.

CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• To a large pot add the chicken, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, peppercorns and water to cover, about 14 cups. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Skim the top of the broth of any impurities rise to the surface. Adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Simmer the broth, uncovered, for 1 hour, skimming as needed.
• Remove the chicken to a plate. Continue to simmer the broth. Use tongs to handle and shred the meat of the chicken and set aside for another use. Return the bones and skin to the broth and continue to simmer for an additional hour.
• Remove from the heat and strain the broth. Discard the bones and vegetables and allow the broth to cool. Refrigerate for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients except salt and pepper into a 5-quart stockpot and cover with cold water. Set the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 3 to 4 hours. Check the seasoning after a couple of hours and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Remove the pot from the heat and let the broth sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Strain the broth through a fine sieve and place in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, skim the coagulated fat off the top of the broth.
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• If you don't plan to use your broth within 48 hours, pour the broth into ice cube trays and freeze, then put the broth cubes in zip-top freezer bags. The broth will keep in the freezer for up to three months.

BLONDE CHILI

Steps:

• Sauté the chicken breast, garlic, onion and green pepper in oil until chicken is cooked through.
• Rinse and drain beans/peas. Add beans, chicken broth, green chilis and seasonings to pot. Simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in enough flour until chili is thickened to desired consistency and add salt and pepper to taste. If chili is too thick, thin it out with more chicken broth.
• Serve hot.

BETTY CROCKER'S CLASSIC CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Place in a kettle the chicken and cold water; cover and bring is slowly to boil.
• Remove scum and add the remaining ingredients.
• Cover and simmer gently for 3 hours, removing the scum occasionally.
• Strain, chill, remove fat, and strain again.
• Store in covered jars in refrigerator; the layer of fat on top will help preserve the stock, but it must be skimmed off before heating stock for use in soups and sauces.
• Optional, to clarify stock: for each quart, beat together 1 egg white and 1 Tbsp cold water; add with pieces of broken egg shell, stirring until stock boils; boil for 2 minutes then let stand off heat for 20 minutes; strain through double cheesecloth.

CHICKEN STOCK

Steps:

• 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.

INSTANT POT CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Combine chicken, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, and salt in a 6-quart Instant Pot. Add 10 cups water and bring to a simmer on "Sauté" set to high; skim foam from surface.
• Secure lid and switch to "Pressure Cook" setting; adjust pressure to high and set timer for 45 minutes. Once cycle is complete, quick-release pressure manually. Once the steam has been released, carefully remove lid and let cool slightly.
• Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve (discard solids); skim rendered fat from surface with a spoon and let cool to room temperature. Broth can be refrigerated up to 3 days or frozen up to 3 months.

PRESSURE COOKER CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Place the chicken wings, vegetables, salt and black peppercorns into a 7-quart pressure cooker. Pour in enough water just to cover everything. Do not fill above the cooker's "maximum fill" line, or 2/3 full. Cover and lock the lid. Bring to pressure over high heat, about 20 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, so that you barely hear hissing from the pot. Cook for 40 minutes.
• Release the pressure using the cooker's release device (read the manual), or cool the cooker by running cold water over the lid for 30 seconds. Open carefully.
• Set a cheesecloth-lined colander in a large bowl or container and strain the broth. Discard the solids. Refrigerate the stock overnight, or until the fat solidifies. Remove the fat. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 6 months.