Soup Stock, or Nectar of the Gods

[SeaCat]

Start with a couple of Cornish Game Hens. Toss them in a pot with water, Crushed and Minced Garlic, Minced Onion and Cayene Pepper. Boil for twenty or so minutes. Remove Chicken.

Add a reserved Smoked Pork Shoulder Bone with plenty of meat still attached. Add more Onion and Garlic as well as a handfull of Leeks. Add a pinch or two of salt. Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer. Stir occasionaly and add water as needed. Let it simmer for several hours. (Yes I did say several hours. You want it to boil down at least once, preferably several times.)

When I'm done with the chicken I toss the carcase in the pot and let that boil down as well. (You can ignore the gnaw marks on the bones, it all gets boiled after all.)

When it's done I drain it into containers through a strainer. The containers I place in the frige and let chill over night. The grease I then peel off and throw out. What's left is some of the best soup stock you can ever think of running into.

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

Yum!

I've never added smoked pork into my chicken stock. Thanks for the tip

 

[SeaCat]

Yum!

I've never added smoked pork into my chicken stock. Thanks for the tip

I like to mix. I'll add anything I've reserved to the stock.

One of the best stocks I ever made was when I cleaned out the freezer. I tossed into the stock pot a Chicken Carcase, Beef Bones, Pork Bones and Lamb Bones. On a whim I also tossed in the rind from a Rasher of Bacon. This along with Onions, Garlic, Peppers and other spices that were at hand. I made almost a gallon of stock from this.

Cat

 

[Stella_Omega]

I like to mix. I'll add anything I've reserved to the stock.

One of the best stocks I ever made was when I cleaned out the freezer. I tossed into the stock pot a Chicken Carcase, Beef Bones, Pork Bones and Lamb Bones. On a whim I also tossed in the rind from a Rasher of Bacon. This along with Onions, Garlic, Peppers and other spices that were at hand. I made almost a gallon of stock from this.

Cat

Allow me to suggest a head of Romane lettuce as well-- amazing flavor! As a matter of fact it's so strong that a half-head is probably enough.

 

[SeaCat]

Allow me to suggest a head of Romane lettuce as well-- amazing flavor! As a matter of fact it's so strong that a half-head is probably enough.

Works for me. I'll remember that. I make a lot of soup stock.

Cat

 

[Weird Harold]

Start with a couple of Cornish Game Hens. Toss them in a pot with water, Crushed and Minced Garlic, Minced Onion and Cayene Pepper. Boil for twenty or so minutes. Remove Chicken.

I wasn't aware that boiling Cornish Game Hens for twenty minutes would turn them into chickens. Wouldn't it be simpler to just start with a whole chicken in the first place?