How to Make Crockpot Chicken Stock

I've discovered an easy way to make the best chicken stock. Rich, thick, and gelatinous with a flavor that can't be bought in any store. Dust off your crock-pots and get the most out of your chicken carcasses and the veggies going bad in your produce drawer. This will save you some money too, good stock is expensive. Fix it and forget about it, if you can, with the otherworldly smell that will permeate every nook and cranny of your house. Throw everything in, cover with water, bring to a boil, and then slow-cook over night or while your at work. Like magic your house will smell comforting and you'll have the tastiest stock waiting for you to make soups and stews with.
   
This recipe is not really a recipe but a basic starting point. If your missing one of the vegetables or have different herbs throw them in. No worries. I've made this with just a chicken carcass minus the veggies and herbs. It was amazing all on it's own and you can add flavor later when you use it in your recipes.

 

 Slow-Cooker Chicken Stock

1 chicken carcass or chicken bones
1 onion, quartered
2-3 cloves garlic, whole
1 carrot, rough chopped/baby carrots/slices
1 stalk celery, cut in thirds, plus the celery leaves
black peppercornsfresh parsley
bay leaf

Optional:
leek
additional herbs like thyme
lemon
ginger

Put all the ingredients in your slow-cooker or Nesco, cover with cold water. Start on highest setting, bring up to a boil. Then slow-cook at least five hours on high or overnight on low.
Let cool but while still warm remove the carcass. Pour the broth through a wire strainer. Store in fridge up to five days or freeze. You can season with salt right away or wait until you use it in a recipe. The fat will rise to the top and harden, skim it off before using.

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 Does anyone have one of these? It's a Nesco Roaster that does it all! Bake, roast, steam, slow-cook. My Mom uses it to cook ribs, occasionally bakes lasagna in it, and has even baked a cake in it on a camping trip. This is what I use to make the chicken stock in the slow-cooker mode. It's versatile and handy to have. My Mom has a small one and a big one.  

Nesco isn't paying me to say this(but I wish they would!).



Through the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program Nature's Pride sent me two sample loaves of their high-fructose-corn-syrup-free, whole-grain bread. It was so hearty and delicious! It's hard to find bread without high-fructose corn syrup in it nowadays(GRRR). I'm real happy to find this healthy bread just loaded with goodness that you can actually see! Thanks Foodbuzz and Nature's Pride!