How to make Chicken Broth

So much of what we eat we don't even think about.  Butter for instance:  on practically everything (if made right).  But at some time it had to be churned, allowed time to separate, kept in a cold room...

Well what about chicken broth?  Are you happy with Swanson?

I'm not.  

INGREDIENTS

CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEXTROSE, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FLAVOR, FLAVORING, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CHICKEN BROTH POWDER.

Let's make our own.

So!  You're going to need a chicken.  The more organic, the better.  Nope, I'm not a hippie, it just tastes better.  Fact.

 Rinse the whole chicken and put it in a massive pot.  

Cut up:

3 yellow onions

3 - 6 garlic cloves (smashed on the back of your knife

2 - 4 leeks

2 - 3 stalks of celery

2 - 4 carrots

18 cups of water/ 9 pints of water

 Light the stove to boil.  Best not to do this on a hot day.  My massive kitchen / living room combination reached a nasty 78 degrees.

Pour your nine pints...

 Boil for 45 mins

 Beautiful

 Lastly, fresh Thyme and Parsley, rinsed and thrown in the pot.  Bunch to your tasting.  

Tip:  Don't buy those packets in the grocery store for $2.  Get a plant for $3.50 and have fresh herbs at your disposal all summer into the fall.

6 cups of chicken broth in their soft butter colored glory!!!  

Freeze!  

Now you have a fully cooked chicken make chicken salad (grapes, celery, salt, pepper, lemon, mayo) Now you have a healthy lunch for 2 days!