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Primary Chicken Stock

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Category: Soups

 Ingredients List

  • 1 Stewing chicken; whole
  • 8 -(up to)
  • 10 c Water
  • 1 -(up to)
  • 2 c Vegetables
  • 1 ts Salt
  • 1 ts Sherry

 Directions

1. Place chicken and cold water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat immediately and skim the surface. Simmer covered 2 hours; then remove
chicken.

2. Dice vegetables. Add to stock and simmer until done (about 15
minutes).

3. Add salt and sherry; simmer 5 minutes more. Then strain off
vegetables and skim off fat.

NOTE: The chicken giblets, but not the liver, can be added with the
chicken. The vegetables can include: carrots, celery, cabbage, turnips,
onions, green peas, spinach, mushrooms, mustard cabbage, water chestnuts or
bamboo shoots, etc., in any combination.

VARIATIONS: Quarter the chicken or cut in small cubes. (This will reduce
the cooking time to about 1 to 1-1/2 hours.)

In step 1, also add one pound lean pork, either sliced 1/4 inch thick or
cut in small cubes.

In step 3, also add 1 to teaspoons soy sauce and/or 1 teaspoon ginger
juice.

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