Best Rich Chicken Broth Recipes

RICH HOMEMADE CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Place carrots, celery, and onion in a large stockpot. Place garlic on top of vegetables, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan. Lay chicken on top of garlic. Add enough water to cover chicken by about 1/2 inch. Add pepper and chicken base.
• Make a bouquet garni bag by placing cheesecloth on a work surface and adding thyme, rosemary, and sage leaves. Tie cheesecloth into a bundle, and place in the stockpot.
• Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is falling apart, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Remove chicken to a large shallow bowl, allow to cool, and reserve for later use. Strain broth into a very large bowl, discarding vegetables, garlic, and bouquet garni bag.

RICH CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• Rinse chicken quarters and necks under cold water and place in an 11-quart stockpot. Cut onions, carrots, and celery in half and add to pot along with bay leaves, peppercorns, and dill sprigs. Add enough cold water to cover, about 4 1/2 quarts.
• Bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to medium low and simmer, skimming off any scum that rises to the surface, about 4 hours.
• Remove pot from heat and strain broth through a cheesecloth-lined sieve, discarding solids. Let broth cool to room temperature and refrigerate overnight. Remove any solidified fat from the surface (and save for cooking, if desired). Broth can be kept refrigerated for 2 days or frozen.

RICH HOMEMADE CHICKEN BROTH RECIPE

Steps:

• Place carrots, celery, and onion in a large stockpot. Place garlic on top of vegetables, making sure it does not touch the bottom of the pan. Lay chicken on top of garlic. Add enough water to cover chicken by about 1/2 inch. Add pepper and chicken base. Make a bouquet garni bag by placing cheesecloth on a work surface and adding thyme, rosemary, and sage leaves. Tie cheesecloth into a bundle, and place in the stockpot. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is falling apart, no longer pink at the bone, and the juices run clear, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh, near the bone, should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a large shallow bowl, allow to cool, and reserve for later use. Strain broth into a very large bowl, discarding vegetables, garlic, and bouquet garni bag.

RICH CHICKEN BROTH

Steps:

• With a cleaver, chop chicken legs into 2" pieces. Chop one onion into medium dice and set aside; peel the second onion.
• Heat oil in a large soup pot. When oil is shimmering, add half the chicken pieces in a single layer. Cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until browned on all sides. Remove to a bowl and repeat with remaining pieces.
• Add diced onion to pot and saute until soft and beginning to color. Return chicken (and any accumulated juices) to pot. Season with salt and pepper. Add boiling water, carrots, parsnip, celery, dill, parsley, bay leaves and reserved whole onion. Cover and cook at a bare simmer one hour, skimming off and discarding any grey foam which rises to the surface.
• Strain and use as a cooking base, or a soup base. (To serve as a soup, simmer sliced carrots in broth until tender. Add egg noodles and cook until al dente, then serve.).