Almost Fat Free Chicken Broth
Source of Recipe
Internet
Recipe Introduction
Chicken broth forms the base of many soups and dishes. You can also use it to saute vegetables in place of oil or butter. By making your own slow-cooked broth, you have a low-salt, very low-fat ingredient ready to add savor to your favorite dishes. This is a must make recipie for new post ops on a liquid diet.
List of Ingredients
3-pound chicken, cut up
6 cups water
1onion, cut in half and stuck with 2 cloves
1 Carrot, cut in half
1 stalk celery (with leaves), cut in half
2 bay leaves 3 sprigs parsley
]/2 teaspoon dried basil or thyme.
Recipe
Bring chicken pieces and water to a boil in a large soup pot. Reduce heat; skim off any pieces that come to, the surface. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer gently, uncovered, two hours.
Strain broth through a sieve. Discard vegetables. Refrigerate chicken for use in sandwiches or another recipe. Let broth cool to lukewarm then refrigerate several hours.. Skim off all fat before using. This is 100% better than canned broth any day!'
Makes about three cups. Per serving: .04 gram fat, 36 calories.
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