[babaganoush]

Hi,

I roasted a whole chicken today to get meat for sandwiches ($3 mark down at the supermarket = bargain!) and thought I might try making stock from the carcass.

Do I just follow a normal chicken stock recipe which calls for a whole chook or do I make it differently cos it's just the carcass with some meat left on it?

Thanks

[credence]

Yes, it would be the same as your normal method.

I recently learnt a tip for stocks and bone broths which is to add a splash of vinegar to the water, bones and vegetables. It helps to leach more flavour and minerals out of the bones and you don't taste the vinegar as such.

You should simmer for 3 hours at least, but you could do even longer if you've got the time.

[babaganoush]

Thanks heaps

[*LucyE*]

I chuck the carcass into the slow cooker with some chopped up onion, carrot, celery, bay leaf, peppercorns and a splash of white wine. Cover with water, turn on and leave overnight. Strain it the next morning for a beautiful golden stock. I freeze it in containers ready for use.

[~elle~]

Do you chuck out all the brown stuff inside the carcass before you slow cook it?????

[Unatheowl]

Watching Heston the other day, I discovered that he actually sprinkles powdered milk over the chicken bones he uses for stock (and bakes them prior) to encourage the maillard reaction before putting them in the water. It gives the stock a greater depth of flavor and makes it a dark brown colour. I intend to try this next time I make stock.

[*LucyE*]

~elle~ I chuck out the brown stuff before roasting so it's not there when making stock.

Unatheowl I love Heston's work. But for a stock from an already roasted chook, it has already had the Maillard reaction so would it be worth doing again?

[Manda]

after roasting chook i break it down as much as possible.then i crack nones use lay an old clean tea towel over to drapef over ur hands to stop bones and marrow flying evrrwhete. this hwalps the cooking procrss to rwaleaee mtrrow u get a thick jelly lilike stock. ( add you carrot onion celery bouquet garni n whatever else never add sakt til end


dorry replying on ph which osnt displaying eb right at mo

This post has been edited by Manda: 01/05/2012, 03:03 PM