Yesterday I took a bunch of leftovers and turned them into stock. When I cook chickens or beef with bones, I freeze the bones after dinner if I don’t have time then to make the stock. So, yesterday I went through the freezer and discovered I had two chicken carcasses from smoked/roast chicken and a gallon bag of beef bones. Pulled then all out and made chicken and beef stock with them. To the beef stock, I added the broth from the smoked pot roast I made yesterday :-)
Basics of a Chicken stock
- 1 chicken carcass
- 1 onion, cut in quarters
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 2 inch chunks, leave the leafy parts on for more flavor
- 2 carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks and halved. Don’t peel them
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Cover the carcass and about 1†more with water
- Bring to boil, then lower to simmer
- Simmer for 4 hours, give or take
- While simmering, skim off foam about every hour
- Strain everything out of the broth.
- Pull any remaining meat off the bones, add back to the broth
- Add another cup or so of water
- Simmer for another hour
- Cool and store .... some people use mason jars. I use quart bags and then freeze
- 3 good beef bones from steak, rib roast, ribs
- 1 onion, cut in quarters (I used pearl onions this time cause i had some)
- 2 celery stalks, cut into 2 inch chunks, leave the leafy parts on for more flavor
- 2 carrots, cut into 2 inch chunks and halved. Don’t peel them
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Cover the bones and veggies and about 1†more with water
- Bring to boil, then lower to simmer
- Simmer for 4 hours, give or take
- While simmering, skim off foam about every hour
- Strain everything out of the broth.
- Pull any remaining meat off the bones, add back to the broth
- Add another cup or so of water
- Simmer for another hour
- Cool and store .... some people use mason jars. I use quart bags and then freeze
Simmering away, chicken stock is getting close
It’s done, I’m going to strain the veggies and carcass, then add back any meat I have, add some more water, and simmer a bit longer
Here’s a finished beef stock
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