Your Host, Brad
2 pounds chicken backs, wings, necks and bones
8 cups cold water
1 onion, cut in half
2 carrots, cut in thirds
3 stalks celery with leaves, cut in half
1 bay leaf
6 crushed peppercorns
1 tsp dried thyme
salt to taste
Wash the chicken parts and put them in a large
soup pot. Add the cold water and remaining ingredients, except salt. Bring to
a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, skimming off the scum during the first 30 minutes.
Simmer, partially covered, for 4 or 5 hours or longer if possible. Salt carefully to
taste. Strain and cool quickly, uncovered.
Makes about 7 cups reduced
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