Preparing Your Own Chicken Stock
Ingredients
Bones of 2 small chickens or 1 medium-sized chicken
3 cm piece ginger, bruised
1 onion, quartered
2 cloves garlic, bruised
1tsp whole peppercorns
½ tsp salt
Method
Rinse chicken bones, cover with water and bring to a boil.
Throw away the water, cover bones with 2 litres of fresh water.
Add the rest of the ingredients. Bring stock to a boil, then turn
down fire to low and simmer for 2 hours. There should be 1.2 of
liquid left.
Strain stock into a clean pan. Discard bones and vegetables.
This stock wil keep fo 1 week if chilled in the fridge.
If you freeze it, it will keep for 2-3 weeks.
