Chicken Broth

Name: Chicken Broth
Total time: 8 h
Yield: Makes 12 cups [2.8 l]
Ingredients: 8 black peppercorns; 1 large yellow onion, coarsely chopped, with skins; 2 large celery stalks, coarsely chopped; 2 large carrots, coarsely chopped; 2 sprigs fresh thyme; 2 bay leaves; One 5- to 6-lb [2.3- to 2.7-kg] chicken, cut into eighths

Preparation info

Makes
12 cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
8 hr

Appears in

Easy Soups from Scratch with Quick Breads to Match

By Ivy Manning

Published 2017

About

The chicken meat can be picked off the bones and reserved for another use once the broth is done cooking.

Ingredients

One 5- to 6-lb [2.3- to 2.7-kg] chicken, cut into eighths
2 large

Soup
Gluten-free

Method

In a 7-qt/6.5-L slow cooker, combine all the ingredients. Cover with 12 cups [2.8 L] of cold water. Cover the cooker and cook on low heat for 8 to 9 hours.
Strain the broth through a fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl. Refrigerate the broth, uncovered, until cool. Spoon off and discard the hard fat that has settled on the top of the broth. Store in airtight cont