One-Hour Chicken Stock

Name: One-Hour Chicken Stock
Ingredients: 1/2 large onion; 4 cloves; 2 pounds chicken wings, cut into 3 or 4 pieces each; 1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped; 1/2 stalk celery, chopped; 1/2 leek, trimmed, well washed and chopped; 4 cloves garlic; 1 bay leaf; 10 peppercorns; 3 sprigs thyme

10 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1/2 large onion
4 cloves
2 pounds chicken wings, cut into 3 or 4 pieces each
1 medium carrot, peeled and chopped
1/2 stalk celery, chopped
1/2 leek, trimmed, well washed and chopped
4 cloves garlic
1 bay leaf
10 peppercorns
3 sprigs thyme

Directions

1

Stud the onion with the cloves and combine all the ingredients with 6 cups water in a large saucepan.
2

Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so that the mixture bubbles steadily but not rapidly.
3

Cook, skimming any foam that accumulates, for about 1 hour.
4

Cool slightly, then strain.
5

Refrigerate (you can skim off the fat after the stock cools completely) and use within 3 days; or see Keys to Success, (Notes) for storage suggestions.