| It taste just like chicken. | | | | 8 cups water |
| That lines become a part of our culture to describe | | | | 2 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces |
| meat dishes that arent made with chicken, but none | | | | 2 stalks of celery, cut into 2 inch pieces |
| the less, taste almost exactly like our favorite poultry | | | | 1 medium onion, cut into large chunks |
| meat. And why do we think that many of these | | | | 2 cloves of garlic, crushed |
| alternative white meats (including tofu substitutes) taste | | | | 2-3 sprigs of parsley |
| like chicken? | | | | 1-2 sprigs of sage |
| Because most of us have grown up eating chicken in | | | | 2 sprigs of rosemary |
| every conceivable way, shape, and form. Chicken is | | | | 2 sprigs of thyme (please, no Simon and Garfunkel |
| by far the most versatile meat used in recipes and will | | | | jokes) |
| continue to be so as long as it remains relatively | | | | 2 tsp. salt |
| inexpensive and easy to prepare. | | | | Cut the chicken up into pieces. |
| To give you an idea of the vast variety of chicken | | | | Put the chicken, and the rest of the ingredients into a |
| recipes, Ive dug up a few favorites that folks are often | | | | large kettle, and bring to a boil. |
| looking for online: | | | | Reduce the heat to medium low, and simmer for 3 |
| Garlic lemon chicken, beer can chicken, chicken | | | | hours. |
| marsala, chicken and dumplings, baked chicken, chicken | | | | Remove the chicken, and place in a bowl to cool. |
| parmesan, chicken pot pie, bourbon chicken, chicken | | | | Pour the stock through a colander lined with |
| noodle soup, chicken salad, chicken and dumplings, | | | | cheesecloth, and chill. |
| chicken breast, white chicken chili, fried chicken, chicken | | | | When the chicken has cooled enough to handle, |
| tortilla soup, chicken cordon blue or bleu, chicken | | | | remove the skin and the bones, and freeze or |
| parmesan, chicken divan, chicken wings, chicken | | | | refrigerate the chicken for another use. |
| cacciatore, chicken enchiladas, orange chicken, chicken | | | | Skim the fat off of the stock, and refrigerate, freeze, |
| casserole, chicken stew, curry chicken, fried chicken. | | | | or use immediately. |
| And thats just a small sample of the wonderful | | | | Yield: About 6 cups of stock, about 4 cups of chicken. |
| chicken recipes you can find online. It doesnt matter if | | | | Don't feel constrained by the ingredients and amounts |
| youre not the greatest cook in the world or if you love | | | | listed in this recipe. You can use other herbs for a |
| to cook but short on time. Youre bound to find several | | | | different flavor. You could add ginger peels and |
| chicken recipes that fit your budget, schedule, and level | | | | lemongrass for an asian flavor. Just let your |
| of cooking expertise. | | | | imagination run wild. |
| You can bet your sweet chicken noodle that | | | | You don't need to use a whole chicken either. You can |
| somewhere right now theres a cook putting a chicken | | | | buy the bone-in chicken breasts, and remove the |
| in a pot, oven, pan, or casserole dish getting ready to | | | | bones before cooking. Then just put the bones in a |
| create another delicious chicken inspired dish.chicken | | | | plastic bag, and put them into the freezer. Then when |
| Stock | | | | you're ready to make the stock, just take the bones |
| The basis of a good soup is usually a good stock. | | | | out and use them in the stock. |
| Once you know how to make a good stock, you can | | | | Once you've learned to make this chicken stock, you |
| use it for an almost endless variety of soups. This is a | | | | can use it as a basis for many different soups... |
| recipe I use for chicken stock that's easy to make, and | | | | chicken noodle soup, cream of chicken soup, peanut |
| tastes delicious. I usually make extra, and freeze what I | | | | butter soup... again, just let your imagination run wild with |
| don't use. | | | | it, and enjoy! |
| 1 Whole Chicken, about 3 pounds | | | | |