Chicken broth and soups based on it are extremely tasty and healthy. But how to cook chicken broth so that it is truly tasty, transparent and aromatic?
It is necessary
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- Large saucepan
- Hen
- Bulb
- Carrot
- Salt
- black pepper
- greens
Instructions
Step 1
Take a chicken carcass, rinse, dry with a towel and cut into pieces. To prepare chicken broth, it is better to choose not well-fed broilers, but leaner and wiry soup chickens (they are often sold in stores under the name "chickens of the second category"). Soup chickens take longer to cook, but the broth is more rich. If you are using broiler chicken, it is better to remove the skin from the ridge and remove the thick layer of subcutaneous fat before cooking. Otherwise, the broth may turn out to be too greasy.
Step 2
Place the chicken in a saucepan and cover with cold water, leaving the lid on. Put the saucepan on the fire, bring to a boil. After the broth boils, a white or grayish foam will begin to form on its surface - it must be constantly removed with a slotted spoon or spoon.
Step 3
After the foaming has subsided (this will happen 5-10 minutes after boiling), peel and chop the carrots into large pieces, peel the onion (you do not need to cut it) and dip the vegetables into the boiling broth. You can also add parsley, parsnip or celery root to the broth.
Step 4
After 20-30 minutes after laying the vegetables, salt the broth and add black pepper and bay leaves (optional). You can add a sprig of rosemary or other herbs to the broth, but do not overdo it: the taste of chicken broth is very delicate and easy to "kill".
Step 5
Reduce heat, cover the pot and cook for another forty to fifty minutes. For soup chickens, the cooking time can be increased by 30-40 minutes. Focus on the readiness of chicken meat - it should be soft.
Step 6
After cooking, remove the boiled chicken from the pan and strain the broth through a metal sieve. If you do not have a sieve, then you can simply leave the pan to "settle", and when the boiled vegetables settle to the bottom, carefully drain the broth into a separate container. Arrange portions of boiled chicken on plates, sprinkle with finely chopped herbs and cover with fragrant broth. You can serve it on the table!
