The Most Basic Chicken Stock

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Ingredients

  • 1 chicken carcass or more
  • 1 gallon water
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Put the chicken carcass in a large dutch oven and place in a 375 degree oven for about an hour OR until the carcass turns a deep golden brown.
  2. Add about a gallon of water to the dutch oven, cover and leave in the oven for about an hour.
  3. Remove from oven and on a medium flame reduce the stock until reduced by half .
  4. Strain through a chinois or cheesecloth.
  5. Taste. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  6. Use immediately or freeze.
  7. This is a very basic stock, but is an incredible building block for many recipes!
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