2 Pale Chicken Stock

Name: Pale Chicken Stock (Fond Blanc de Volaille)
Yield: For one litre (1¾ pints) of stock
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 litres (3½ pints) cold water; 100 g (3½ oz) of mushrooms, thinly sliced; 1 kg (2¼ lb) of crushed chicken carcases and giblets (roasting or boiling chickens); 1 kg (2¼ lb) of crushed chicken carcases and giblets (roasting or boiling chickens); 1 kg (2¼ lb) of crushed chicken carcases and giblets (roasting or boiling chickens); 1 leek, sliced; 1 chopped shallot; 50 g (2 oz) onion, whole; 100 g (3½ oz) of carrots, thinly sliced; 1 bouquet garni; 1 clove; 1 small stick celery; 1 whole clove of garlic, crushed; 7 tablespoons dry white wine

Fond Blanc de Volaille

Preparation info

For
one litre
of stock

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cuisine Minceur

By Michel Guérard

Published 1986

About

Ingredients

2 litres (3½ pints) cold water
1 kg (2¼

Europe
France
Stock
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Put the crushed carcases in a pan with the vegetables and garlic. Add the white wine, bring it to the boil and boil until it has almost totally evaporated.
Add the cold water, bouquet garni and the onion stuck with the clove. Allow to simmer gently, uncovered, for three hours, skimming frequently.
Strain the remaining stock through a conical strainer