Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • Cooked or raw chicken carcass
  • 1 onion (peeled and quartered)
  • 1 large carrot (cut into large pieces)
  • 1 large stalk celery (cut into large pieces)
  • 1 small piece of cheesecloth or the dark green top of a leek
  • kitchen twine
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 1 sprig Italian flat leaf parsley
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 peppercorns

Instruction

  • Place the chicken parts and aromatics into a slow cooker and fill with water until it covers the mixture by about 2". Set aside.
  • Place the sprigs of thyme and parsley, bay leaf, and peppercorns on the cheesecloth or leek top, and tie together with a piece of kitchen twine. Place in the slow cooker with the chicken parts and aromatics.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8-24 hours, skimming the scum from the top occasionally. Strain into a large bowl using a fine mesh strainer and cool completely.
  • Store in the refrigerator or portion and freeze in zip top bags or ice cube trays.