I bought a chicken to make bone broth - what next?
Whole chicken in the slow cooker? Roasted chicken carcas? I have no idea where to begin!
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Well i make chicken broth on the stove......
1 onion, 2 carrots and 2 celery, all diced up, a couple tsp of garlic a bay leave, a few peppercorns....saute it all up in some olive oil, dump the chicken on top (in pieces--i always buy my chicken cut up cuz i hate cutting through bone) and then about 8-10 cups of water. Simmer for 2-3 hours. Let cool 2-3 hours. Shred the chicken, strain the gunk out, and put in refrigerate. Skim fat. Done.
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Mrs. Bee did a nice post on chicken stock using a crockpost a while back, in case you haven't seen it http://www.hellobee.com/2012/11/09/nourishing-traditions-chicken-stock/
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I find that roasting the chicken first makes a big difference in the flavor. After roasting, I eat a nice dinner with all the chicken meat and then throw the carcass (sorry) in a Dutch oven with water, tons of smashed garlic, celery, onions and a couple bay leaves, and leave it there for a couple hours. Strain and enjoy! Delicious!
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I try and get multiple meals out of the same chicken, so I roast it, eat it, then the carcass and leftover meat gets thrown in the slow cooker with whatever veggies I have on hand (always carrots, celery and onion) I save mushroom stumps, asparagus stems etc and throw it all in for added flavour. Cook it low and slow until it smells delicious. Then I drain everything out, let it set in the fridge overnight. I skim the fat off the top the next morning then freeze it into cubes.
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