Fake Chicken Stock

Name: Fake Chicken Stock
Ingredients: 6 cups sterile-pack chicken broth or 6 cups water with the appropriate number of stock cubes; 1 pound chicken bones, backs, necks, or wings or a combination; 6 cups sterile-pack chicken broth or 6 cups water with the appropriate number of stock cubes; Two ¼-ounce packets gelatin (14 to 15 grams total weight); 1 pound chicken bones, backs, necks, or wings or a combination; 1 large yellow onion, skin on, quartered; 1 pound chicken bones, backs, necks, or wings or a combination; 1 pound chicken bones, backs, necks, or wings or a combination

Preparation info

Makes
5 cup

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Intolerant Gourmet

By Barbara Kafka

Published 2011

About

This is not a “real” stock because it’s not made with bones from scratch. The added gelatin makes up for more bones. It’s quicker than the other homemade stocks. When I have only a little time, however, it can enrich a commercially bought sterile-pack chicken stock, really enhancing it.

Ingredients

6 cups sterile-pack chicken broth or 6 cups water with the appropriate number of stock cubes
1

Stock
Gluten-free

Method

In a medium saucepan, bring the broth, bones, and onion to a boil. Lower the heat slightly. Cook at a low boil for 30 minutes.

Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing down on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Skim the fat. Return the broth to the saucepan.

Sprinkle the gelatin over ½