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Chicken Broth ( Brodo Di Pollo)
Ingredients
- This forms the basis of many soups. The chicken can be reserved warm for the main course or possibly cool with Salsa verde or possibly Maionese tonnata (qv)
- 1 x 1.5kg oven ready chicken (except the liver)
- 1 1/5 lt water
- 1 x carrot sliced
- 1 x onion sliced
- 2 x celery sticks sliced
- 2 x tomatoes quartered
- 1 x bay leaf
- 6 x peppercorns
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 x chicken stock cube (optional)
Directions
- Put the prepared chicken and giblets into a deep pan and add in the water.
- Bring slowly to the water boil and remove any scum.
- Add in the sliced vegetables bay leaf peppercorns and salt.
- Cover and simmer very gently till the chicken is tender about 1 hour.
- Lift out the chicken.
- Strain the broth and check the seasoning; if necessary crumble in the stock cube and stir till dissolved.
- Makes about 1.2 litres.
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