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elleng

(130,971 posts)
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 06:27 PM Nov 2016

OK, folks, haven't been able to resurrect our old chicken soup recipe threads,

so asking: Recall those letting it simmer overnight? And I have a carcass, not a raw chicken. Thinking of letting it 'simmer' long time, I assume with carrots, celery, onions, garlic and dill, but could leave some of those out until later in the process if y'all so instruct.

What say you???

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OK, folks, haven't been able to resurrect our old chicken soup recipe threads, (Original Post) elleng Nov 2016 OP
I think you're on the right track with a long simmer with the vrggies. Arkansas Granny Nov 2016 #1
Thanks, Granny. elleng Nov 2016 #2
I've made chicken stock overnight on the wood stove many times. Yonnie3 Nov 2016 #3
Thanks, Yonnie3. elleng Nov 2016 #4
Dr. Mercola has a recipe for chicken broth where he lets the bones japple Nov 2016 #5
Thanks, japple. elleng Nov 2016 #6
There are a lot of "right" ways Retrograde Nov 2016 #7
I use the carcass and bones from roasted chicken(s) with no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 #8
Aha, a PRESSURE cooker! elleng Nov 2016 #9
I save up food scraps and carcasses until I have enough for stock. no_hypocrisy Nov 2016 #10

Arkansas Granny

(31,518 posts)
1. I think you're on the right track with a long simmer with the vrggies.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:17 PM
Nov 2016

I've never simmered one overnight, however, and I've never used dill with chicken. I would be inclined to add the dill later in the cooking process for fear the flavor would get lost with a long cooking time.

elleng

(130,971 posts)
2. Thanks, Granny.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:20 PM
Nov 2016

Will start it when I feel like it.

The dill is something that reminds me of MY Granny's chicken soup, so it takes me back. Will wait til later to add it.

Yonnie3

(17,444 posts)
3. I've made chicken stock overnight on the wood stove many times.
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 07:45 PM
Nov 2016

The carcass was picked over and the meat refrigerated. I put celery, carrot, onion, garlic, salt and pepper in too. It would simmer at first and then reach the temperature of a crock pot on low as I slept.

Strain the stock and discard the bones and over cooked veggies.
Allow the stock to cool. You can refrigerate for several days at this point.
Skim the fat off the top.

Then add veggies and the meat to the stock and simmer.
Taste and adjust the seasoning.

If a starch such as rice or pasta is wanted in the soup, I usually cook it separately and pour the soup over the starch to serve. This is to prevent the starch from turning to glop, since I will store a lot of the soup in the freezer or refrigerator.

This isn't a formal recipe, but it's how I do it.

japple

(9,833 posts)
5. Dr. Mercola has a recipe for chicken broth where he lets the bones
Wed Nov 23, 2016, 08:13 PM
Nov 2016

simmer for hours. I have done this, and it does make great stock. Don't think I have ever cooked them longer than 12 hours, though. I put the strained broth in the freezer. Didn't ad aromatics until I actually started making the soup.

Retrograde

(10,137 posts)
7. There are a lot of "right" ways
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 03:29 AM
Nov 2016

My grandmother used to make her soup with old stewing hens, something I can't find these days. I usually use the raw backs/wings/necks, along with a mirepoix of onions, celery and carrots, augmented with peppercorns and bay leaves, simmered for 4-6 hours or more. I've also make chicken soups with the bones and skin of grocery store rotisseried chickens, nothing extra added, and they came out ok.

no_hypocrisy

(46,121 posts)
8. I use the carcass and bones from roasted chicken(s) with
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 10:53 AM
Nov 2016

carrots, celery, onions, a turnip, parsley. And cut to the chase, I use a pressure cooker.

elleng

(130,971 posts)
9. Aha, a PRESSURE cooker!
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 12:43 PM
Nov 2016

I've never had one, but I do recall that my mother did. A friend got one a few years ago and was 'into' using it a few years ago, but I'm not sure how often it's used now.

no_hypocrisy

(46,121 posts)
10. I save up food scraps and carcasses until I have enough for stock.
Mon Nov 28, 2016, 12:47 PM
Nov 2016

It is so protein-rich that it's gelatinous. And flavorful!

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