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Making your own chicken stock is easy

March 3, 2013

Lately, I have been cooking a whole bird.  The cost of a whole, organic bird is only $1.99 per pound!  (Compared with sometimes $7.99 per pound for organic chicken breasts!)  I discovered that cooking a whole bird is not as intimidating as it seems.

(1) I cook it at 400 degrees, 30 minutes up, 30 minutes down, 30 minutes up.  Easy-peasy, delicious.

(2) But what to do with it after the first, initial dinner?  Well, at our house, I have decided that the next night is devoted to the leftover meat.  That is, I take all the meat off of it by hand (about a 5-10 minute process) and either make a casserole with it or simple put some mexican seasoning on it and make it chicken faijta night!

The next day, that is my third day with a bird carcass (3), I throw ALL THE BONES into a pot with a bunch of water, 2 tbs vinegar, two bay leaves, and possibly some celery, onions and/or carrots if I’m feeling like making a fuss.  Then I let it boil for 6-24 hours.  I usually go for 6-8 hours and call it a day.

A lost tradition in our throw away culture is making this amazingly healthy chicken stock.  Gelatin, minerals, fat, all goodness.

We like to eat this delicious soup — adding our leftover chicken or other easy cut vegetables — or you can save it in your fridge for up to a week (or freeze it!) for casserole recipes, etc — whatever you would use the store bought stuff for.

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See “Broth is Beautiful” by the Weston A. Price Foundation for more information.

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  1. Hannah says

    March 12, 2013 at 10:06 am

    Thanks for the great recipe. My own chicken stock made a big difference in my recovery lately from a nasty virus!

    I featured your recipe on my blog today. Hope you stop by the blog today and link up more great posts! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2013/03/nifty-thrifting-at-eco-kids-tuesday.html

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    • wildflowerramblings says

      March 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm

      Thanks so much Hannah :) Another perk is that my son loves drinking it from his sippy cup!!

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