Sauce
Homemade Chicken Broth from Carcass and Veggie Scraps
2 hServes 8Nutri-Score A€
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2 h
2 hHomemade Chicken Broth from Carcass and Veggie Scraps
what you need
Ingredients
chicken carcass (from a broken-down whole chicken, bones and skin)Meat1 piece
vegetable scraps (onion peels, carrot ends, celery leaves, herb stems)Produce300 g
water (cold)Beverages2.5 litres
salt (to taste)Spices10 g
per serving
Nutrition
31kcal
- Carbs
- 2 g
- Proteins
- 2 g
- Fat
- 2 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Stockpot
Colander- Sieve
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Break down the chicken
- Cut the whole chicken into pieces, separating the breasts, thighs, wings and legs.
- Reserve the meat for frying and keep the carcass, bones and skin for the broth.
- Step 2
Combine carcass and scraps
- Place the chicken carcass, bones and skin in a large pot.
- Add the vegetable scraps and cover with cold water.
- Step 3
Simmer the broth
- Bring to a gentle simmer, then lower the heat.
- Skim any foam from the surface and simmer uncovered.
- Step 4
Strain and season
- Strain the broth through a colander and sieve, discarding the solids.
- Season with salt to taste and cool before storing.