Easy chicken stock | Jamie Oliver's food team


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The lovely Christina from Jamie’s Food team teaches you how to make an amazing chicken stock. Make sure you comment if you want Christina to show you …

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  1. Southeart
    Southeart says:

    Hello, I have a question. Simmering stock for 4hrs VS overnight, which one is "better", "healthier", "flavorful", is there a major difference? Any comments on the matter? 🙂

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  2. merlinsdog
    merlinsdog says:

    Well now I know how to make stock! To be fair tho' if you left the chicken on, took out the bones herbs and skins after cooking and a little less garlic, blitzed it, added a little cream, you'd have a nice soup!

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  3. Skating Canuck
    Skating Canuck says:

    I like how you stated at the end that I could use any vegetables. I admire how chefs consistently prevent food wastage. I would love to see a video on tips about how to reduce wastage, reuse scraps, and keep ingredients that might be reused or used down the road.

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  4. Khazandar
    Khazandar says:

    A good tip regarding salt in stocks. Don't add salt until your stock has been reduced to your desired intensity, because the amount of salt will remain the same, while the amount of liquid decreases 🙂

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  5. Joshua Walters
    Joshua Walters says:

    I have a question about the stock.

    Do you just throw away all the stuff that was inside the stock or can you eat it?

    I also had a similar question about zesting lemons and oranges.
    Can you still use the lemon/orange after you zest the skin or does it have to be thrown away?

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  6. Nav Bravic
    Nav Bravic says:

    Just fyi:
    The longer the simmer, the more flavor you're going to get and the more "gelatin" you're going to extract from the bones. The gelatin gives stock a good, almost sticky "mouth feel" which is considered desirable. Past a certain point (around 4 hours of simmering) the gelatin that has formed will begin to break down though.

    Depending on what you're using the stock for, more flavor isn't necessarily desirable (although it usually is), so 3-4 hours is traditional.

    Which parts of the chicken you use doesn't really matter (there are a bunch of different theories on which part is best). But if you use raw parts you'll end up with a white stock (which is lighter). Roasted/baked parts will give you a darker brown stock.

    A couple of food hacks: the more surface area exposed to the water, the more quickly flavor is infused. So if you cut up your chicken bones (or even run them through a food processor), this will lower your necessary simmer time.

    Ah, but what about the gelatin? You can buy powdered unflavored gelatin in the Jell-O aisle at the grocery store (it's essentially the exact same thing with the same health benefits). Combine those two cheats and you can make a 4 hour stock in about 1 hour.

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  7. Emily Gilbey
    Emily Gilbey says:

    once a week I buy 2 packs of chicken thighs and drumsticks for £4 I roast them and have enough meat for 3 meals for 4. I save my parsley stalks and carrot and onion and ends and less pretty peieces in a Tupperware in days before for my stockpot and make stock with the chicken juices and bones. So i have enough chicken for a stir fry, a casserole, soup, stew or hotpot using the stock and enough left for a curry or salads/sandwiches and it saves me so much time and money.

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  8. Colin Harris
    Colin Harris says:

    I'm doing mine in the slow cooker for 8hrs. But question: the onion and carrot etc, do they just get thrown away or can they still be used – diced up and thrown in a stew or something???

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