Chicken Broth in a roaster is the perfect way to make broth because you can set it and forget it until the broth is perfectly ready. I make homemade chicken broth every couple of months. I use the chicken to make other meals such as pot pies, enchilada’s, chicken soup, etc.
There are so many benefits to having homemade broth on hand at all times. It is way more flavorful than what you would buy in the store and because it is made at home you can control the amount of salt.
I use broth in most of my everyday cooking as well as soups. Adding broth to rice instead of water is a huge flavor booster. Most of the time if a recipe calls for water in a gravy or as a deglazer I will substitute broth instead.
Crock-Pot
Recipe serves: 10
Serving size: 1 Cup
Total time: 10 – 12 hours
Let's grocery shop!
I am assuming you have salt and pepper. It is not included in pantry and spices.
Pantry
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peppercorns
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dried thyme
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salt
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bay leaf
Grocery
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1 - whole chicken
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1 - medium onion
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1 - medium carrot
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1 - celery stalk
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1 - bulb of garlic
Let's prep!
| whole chicken |
| 1 – onion |
| 1 – carrot |
| 1 – celery stick |
| 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 teaspoon peppercorns |
| 2 – garlic cloves |
| 1 – teaspoon dried thyme |
| 1 – bay leaf |
| 10 cups of water |
- Gather all of your ingredients and measuring tools
- Quarter the onion
- Chop the celery stick into 4 pieces
- Chop the carrot in 4 pieces
- Peel and smash 2 garlic cloves
Let's cook!
- Complete the prep from the prep tab above.
- Add the salt and pepper to the inside and outside of the chicken
- Add onion, celery and garlic cloves to the roasting pan.
- Add 10 cups of water and chicken to the crockpot
- Cook on low for 10 – 12 hours
- Remove chicken from the bones and keep for another use.
- Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of the cooking liquid back over the shredded chicken to keep it moist.
- Cool the broth to room temperature.
- Strain the broth through a cheese cloth.
- Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, skim the fat.
- Place the broth in 1/2 cup to 1 cup portions in a freezer zip lock bag or ice cube tray.
