Chinese Chicken Stock

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 16 cups chicken stock (homemade or store-bought)
• 2 lbs chicken parts (necks, backs, breast bones, wings, etc.)
• 6 green onions, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bulbs sliced
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 6 whole black peppercorns
• 3 parsley stems
• 2 whole star anise
• sliced gingerroot (1 thumb-sized knob)
• 1 cinnamon stick, about 4 inches long
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Recipe

• 1 in a big soup pot, combine the stock, chicken parts, green onions, garlic, lemongrass, carrot, celery, peppercorns, parsley stems, star anise, ginger, cinnamon, bay leaf, and thyme; bring to a simmer over med-low heat.
• 2 cook at a very low simmer for 45 minutes.
• 3 strain and degrease stock.
• 4 can be frozen for up to 4 months.