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Basic Chicken Stock

Category: Side Dishes

Preparing time: 00:00

Cooking time: 00:00

Ingredients

1 whole chicken carcass

2 sticks celery

2 medium carrots

1 medium onion

1 thumb ginger

Coriander stalks

3 cloves garlic

1 tsp szechszechuan peppercornsuan peppercorns

1 star anise

1 bay leaf

Salt

Wing Yip Pure Sesame Oil

Cooking Method

Step 1

1. Over a medium heat add 2 tbsp vegetable oil. Once hot, add the chicken carcass to the pot. Give the chicken pieces a stir to brown them evenly.

Step 2

2. Next add the celery, carrots and onion to the pan and keep stirring.

Step 3

3. Add the ginger, coriander stalks and the garlic and stir though the rest of the ingredients. Next add the spices with 1 tsp salt.

Step 4

4. Once the chicken has browned, add a few drops of the sesame oil. Add approximately 1 litre of water, enough just to cover the carcass. Leave to simmer for 1hr - 1hr 30 mins.

Step 5

5. Carefully remove the carcass and place to the side. Using a ladle, remove the impurities from the top of the stock. Start by removing the vegetables first into a sieve over a clean pan then pour through the remaining liquid.

Step 6

6. This stock can now be used for a variety of different dishes.

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