Chicken Stock from Scratch?

[jjhunter]

'elp! 'elp! Some assistance much appreciated

I'm setting aside some time today to batch prepare most of my household's meals for the week, and would love to actual use the leftover chicken bones to make stock instead of tossing them out. Does anyone have any experience making stock from such bones? and/or a reliable recipe they might point me to?

ETA: success! Details here: Adventures in homemade chicken stock (FOR SCIENCE)

Comments

[yarngeek]

Technically, the only things that goes into a stock are 1) water 2) bones. Apply heat and time, remove bones, boom. Skim the fat if there is any once it's cooled.

If you want to get fancy and make a stock, you can't go very wrong with an onion, a carrot, and some celery. Don't salt the stock unless you're planning to use it right now as is.

I think the usual ratio is 4 quarts water:one chicken carcass:one onion:two carrots:two stalks celery, but broth is forgiving.