Chicken broth itself is not only tasty, but also a healthy first course; it is recommended to give it to people recovering from a serious illness. In addition, it forms the basis of a wide variety of soups, giving them a seductive flavor and aroma. Therefore, it is important not to spoil such a broth by boiling it opaque and making the dish less appetizing.
Processing chicken carcasses before cooking
If the chicken carcass is frozen, it should be defrosted first by placing it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator in the evening or leaving it to stand for 2-3 hours at room temperature in the morning. Rinse chilled or defrosted chicken well in a bowl of cold water, especially thoroughly wash the inside.
If the saucepan in which the broth will be boiled is large enough, you do not need to cut the chicken, otherwise, cut the carcass into halves or quarters and rinse again to remove small fragments of bones. Place chicken pieces or whole carcasses in a saucepan and cover with cold water so that it covers 1-2 fingers.
How to cook chicken broth properly
Place the pot on the stove and turn the heat underneath. Peel a small onion and carrot. You do not need to cut the onion, you can cut the carrots across into 2-3 pieces. Pay close attention to the stove, you must not miss the moment when the water in the pot starts to boil. As soon as you see that this will happen soon, arm yourself with a regular spoon or a spoon with holes, take a saucer and begin to remove the resulting foam. If you are not doing very well, the fire can be slightly reduced.
It is not recommended to add any spices to chicken broth, except for bay leaves, since its taste is already good enough.
By the time the broth is about to boil strongly, all the foam should be removed. The secret to boiling clear broth is to keep the liquid from boiling over the entire cooking process. Therefore, reduce heat to low, stopping the boiling process, and put onions and carrots in a saucepan.
Salt the broth, but not to the norm, so as not to oversalt, since during the cooking process it will slightly boil down even under the lid. Make sure that there is no boil, but it was noticeable that the broth was boiling. Cover the pot with a lid and set aside on the stove.
To make the chicken broth a little more satisfying, add dry homemade noodles or noodles to the broth before cooking ends.
Over low heat, chicken, intended for cooking broth and grown in a poultry farm, will be cooked in 1 hour. Homemade chicken can take longer to cook, determine its readiness by the degree of tenderness of the meat, it should begin to lag behind the bones. Put a couple of lavrushka leaves in a saucepan, hold the broth on the stove for another 10 minutes, then remove. Your delicious, rich, beautiful and transparent broth is ready.
