How to prepare chicken stock

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Chicken Stock is the liquid extract gotten from cooking Chicken(With bones…..lots of it) plus Herbs, spices and other ingredients. It's also different from chicken broth (See the difference between broth and stock here). Preparing chicken stock is quite simple. Just throw in Your Herbs and other ingredients below and you are good to go.

• Prep time:    30 minutes 

• Cook time:   40 minutes
• Total time:   1 hr 10 minutes

Ingredients / Utensil
• Kitchen Shears/ Knife

•1 Whole Chicken 

• 2 Red or yellow Scotch bonnet pepper 

•1 medium sized Ginger 

•1 Bulb Garlic (Blended)

•1 medium sized red onion

• Water (½ litre )  

• Curry (1 tsp) 

•Thyme (1 tsp) 

•3 Bay leaves 

•Seasoning (Maggi/Knorr) 

• Salt to taste

Preparation 

1. Wash the chicken and Cut up into sizable parts with the kitchen shears/knife then place in a pot 

2. Blend the Onions, Scotch bonnet pepper, and garlic.....Set aside

3. Add the curry, thyme, Bayleaves, seasoning, salt and water. 

4. Pour in your blended garlic, onion, pepper and ginger
 

5. Cover the pot and leave to cook for about 40 mins 

6. Once done, strain the liquid into a bowl. This can now be used as a base for any soup or stew you want to prepare.