How to Prepare Chicken Stock

With everything getting so high in price at the grocery store, you may need to start making some
of your own.
To prepare this recipe here's what you'll need;

Ingredients:

• 4 pounds chicken carcasses (including necks and backs)
• 1 large onion (peeled and quartered)
• 4 carrots (peeled and roughly cut
• 2 ribs celery (roughly cut)
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 10 sprigs fresh thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 8 to 10 peppercorns
• 2 whole cloves garlic (peeled)
• 1 gallon cold water

Procedure:

• Put all the ingredients into a large pan
• Add water and bring to boil 
• Skim off any scum that has formed on the surface. Cover and simmer very gently for 2-3 hours
• Remove from heat and strain into a large bowl 
• Allow to cool and chill overnight
• Skim off any fat that has formed on the surface again

You should use your stock within 3 days or freeze it

To freeze, divide the stock into two and boil vigorously. Allow to cool and then pour into ice-cube trays and freeze

When frozen put the cubes into a bag, (you may want to label it) and then if you want to use, just take one or as many as you desire, put in a jug and add boiling water to dissolve the cube