There is nothing more comforting than a big bowl of soup. I am going to teach you how to make homemade chicken stock with little to no effort.<\/p>\n
As far as I\u2019m concerned the \u201cking\u201d of soups is homemade chicken soup. I know what you\u2019re thinking, \u201cAre you crazy? I don\u2019t have time to make chicken soup it takes all day\u201d or \u201cmy soup never has any flavor\u201d (we used to call that chicken shadow soup when only the shadow of chicken passed through the water).<\/p>\n
Well, I\u2019m here to help. My blog is not called Crocked Under Pressure for anything. One of my objectives is to teach you to cook with two appliances that will really help with your time in the kitchen. One of them is the slow cooker and the other one is the Pressure Cooker. I don\u2019t use an \u201cInstapot\u201d, I use a good old fashioned Pressure Cooker with a pressure valve and everything. Here is a picture of my Fagor 6 qt. I got this for a Christmas gift from my mom quite a few years ago and it has been one of my go-to pots.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”108″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left” row_position=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” pointer_events=”all” class=”so-inne” el_id=”so-inne”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” overflow=”visible” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The stock can be made in 45 minutes instead of the normal 3-6 hours (Depending on how long you like it to cook on your stove). Because of the pressure, you don\u2019t lose any of the flavors of the stock, it is intensified. In order to have control over the amount of sodium, I don\u2019t add any salt until I\u2019m ready to use the stock. I may not use the stock for just soup, I also use it to build and flavor sauces.<\/p>\n
There are so many benefits to cooking the stock yourself, regardless if you are using a Pressure Cooker or making it on top of the stove. Richer flavor, less sodium, you know what your ingredients are and how it\u2019s made.<\/p>\n
Ok, my base is started with 1-2 rotisserie chickens from Costco, (you know those wonderfully stinky chickens). They are a nice size and nothing will go to waste because you will end up using the entire chicken. If you are getting the chicken from your local grocery store, depending on the size of the chicken, you may want to consider using two chickens because they tend to be smaller.<\/p>\n
One good thing about making stock, you don\u2019t have to worry about chopping. You may have to cut some of the vegetables in half, but most of the time you\u2019re just going to throw the vegetables whole into the pot. As matter of fact, as long as the veggies are washed thoroughly,<\/strong> you don\u2019t even have to peel them. Even the onions! The onion skins will actually provide a deep rich color to your stock. Don\u2019t forget, you\u2019re not going to eat these veggies, their sole job is flavor and flavor only. Just make sure you wash them.<\/p>\n OH about those veggies, most supermarkets have soup greens already packaged and ready to go in their produce department. Grab a couple of those packages. Even if you don\u2019t use all the veggies up, you can snack on them while you are waiting for your stock to finish or use them in a different recipe. Just a small warning, most will come with dill. I remove and save the dill for other recipes. I don\u2019t like to use dill in my stock because it will cause it to sour, especially if you don\u2019t plan on using the stock right away. If you like you can add a small sprinkling at serving time.<\/p>\n All I can say is you need to make this or you will be missing out. If you like greens, this makes an awesome Escarole and Bean soup, but that\u2019s a recipe for another time. I hope you enjoy this and when you do make it let me know how you made out and if you used it for anything other than soup.<\/p>\n Just an aside, the recipe below is a suggestion on the amount of vegetables to put into the stock. As you make this you can always adjust as needed. Keep in mind, all recipes are like road maps, they give you the initial route to follow, but as you get more familiar with traveling you adjust your new route to short cuts or a longer more scenic route in order to make the journey yours.<\/p>\n So your journey now starts. Enjoy it! [vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”80″ bottom_padding=”80″ left_padding_desktop=”180″ right_padding_desktop=”180″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” class=”soup-wo” id=”soup-wo” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default”…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-105","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":292,"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions\/292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advancedemolink.com\/crocked\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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