Homemade Chicken Broth

Homemade stock is so much tastier, healthier, and cheaper than the store-bought alternative. After we eat a Smoke Alarm Chicken for dinner, P takes the carcass and makes this delicious broth. Sometimes we make a soup right away - otherwise we put the broth in the freezer for later use.

Ingredients

• entire chicken carcass
• 2 stalks celery
• 1 carrot, cut into a few chunks
• 1 small yellow onion, quartered
• 2 bay leaves
• small handful black peppercorns
• several sprigs parsley, thyme, rosemary and oregano

Place chicken bones in a large stock pot. Cover with water (about 14 cups). Add celery stalks, carrot, onion, bay leaves, peppercorn and herbs (tied into a bundle with cooking twine).

Bring pot to a boil . Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook overnight.

The next morning, thoroughly strain broth. Salt to taste.