# Chicken Stock

Learn how to make homemade chicken stock, ensuring it's rich in collagen and gelatinous at room temperature.

- Total time: 360 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 rougly chopped Onions
- 4 roughly chopped Carrots
- 4 Celery
- 1 thumb Ginger
- 6 Garlic cloves
- 2 Rotisserie chickens
- 1 package Chicken feet
- 1 handful Fresh herbs (dill, basil, sage)
- 3 Bay leaves
- Water
- Salt

## Instructions

1. Add roughly chopped onions, carrots, celery, ginger, and garlic to a stockpot.
2. Add rotisserie chicken with meat still on the bones.
3. Add chicken feet to the pot.
4. Add fresh herbs (dill, basil, sage) and bay leaves.
5. Pour enough water to cover all the ingredients.
6. Put the lid on the pot and place it on the stove.
7. Bring the stock to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and simmer for at least 4 to 6 hours.
8. Strain the stock through a fine sieve into a bowl.
9. Trash most of the detritus from the stock, but reserve some meat from the full carcass.
10. Salt the stock to taste (or leave it unsalted).
11. Pour the stock into mason jars.
12. Once cooled, put the lid on the jars and place them in the fridge.

## Equipment

- Stock pot
- Ladle
- Fine sieve
- Mason jars
- Stove

## Tips

- Roast chicken feet before adding them to the stock for best results.
- Add chicken heads if available for a richer broth.
- Making your own stock is one thing that elevates your home cooking.
- The fat that rises to the top can be scraped off and used (it's schmaltz, or chicken fat, which is liquid gold).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRc9ABeEuFS/?igsh=Nzlqa3c3dmJkcnln
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a08f0179-871a-46f0-aeb8-e295aa8cd656
- Extracted: 2025-11-25

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