Name: Brodo di Gallina (Chicken Stock)
Yield: Makes about 3 litres
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 chicken, about 2kg; 4 bay leaves; salt; 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 2-3 celery stalks, coarsely chopped; 4 litres water; 1 onion, halved; 2 carrots, cut into chunks

Preparation info

Makes about
3 litres

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

About

Ingredients

1 chicken, about 2kg
salt
4 litres water
2

Method

Put the chicken in a large pan with a little salt and cover with the water. Bring to the boil and skim off the froth from the surface. Add the remaining ingredients and allow to simmer gently for 1½-2 hours, skimming occasionally. Strain the stock into a bowl, check the seasoning and allow to cool.

Remove the solidified fat from the surface. Keep the stock in the fridge and use within 4