Submitted by Reduntu t3_1216x6x in LifeProTips
Recipe:
- 1 rotisserie chicken carcass (meat bits, bones, skin and all)
- 1 small onion, quartered
- ~3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 large carrot, roughly chopped
- 1-2 celery sticks, roughly chopped
- Salt, pepper, and herbs as desired (I like to add salt/pepper at the end, and taste it each time I add more until its just right).
You don't even need to peel the onion or skin the carrots. It's all getting boiled and strained anyway.
Throw it all in a pot, cover with water, and boil for 2 hours. Once its done, filter the liquid through a strainer and throw it in the fridge. After it cools, skim the fat off the top, and your stock is ready to go. This stock will be WAY better than anything you buy in a store and WAY cheaper. Of course, you can also double the recipe for more stock, or add more/less of any of the ingredients to make it your own!
Also, if you want to make a lot of stock, say for a family, you can freeze multiple carcasses until you've got enough for a big batch.
Good for: gravy, soup bases, sauces, replacing water for rice/risotto, etc.
Edit: Apparently you really just want to simmer it gently for a long time, not boil.