Grandma’s Chicken Broth Recipe

This grandmother’s chicken broth recipe is a simple dish ideal for winter days, a classic of our kitchens. It can never be missing, because it gets us out of trouble as it is a dish that always appeals and feels good in the stomach.

Also, you can add any vegetables you like or have on hand. In our case, we like to put a salty bone to give the broth more flavor. Of course, for it to be really good, it is recommended to cook it over medium heat for a couple of hours, but if you have a pressure cooker, you can have it ready in 30 or 40 minutes.

Surely this recipe will bring back memories, because at grandma’s house there was always a good broth whose aroma is hard to forget.

Ingredients to make Grandma’s Chicken Broth:

• 2 chicken carcasses
• 1 chicken or hen thigh
• 1 salted bone
• 1 stick of celery
• 1 leek
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots
• 1 package of soup noodles

How to make Grandma’s Chicken Broth:

1. Prepare all the ingredients to make Grandma’s chicken broth. Clean the carcasses of viscera and fat.
2. Clean the vegetables and cut the carrots into pieces, you can leave some whole and then remove them well.
3. Go adding the vegetables in a pot and the chicken carcasses, the piece of chicken or the chicken thigh and the salty bone. Cover everything with water.
4. When everything starts to boil, clean the impurities that are sometimes made on the surface of the broth with a spoon.
5. Let everything cook over medium heat for about 2 hours. The secret of Grandma’s chicken broth is, precisely, patience, since slow cooking is what allows the flavors to mix and the result is a delicious soup.
6. When the broth is ready, let it warm or cool to remove the fat that sometimes forms. Strain and separate the broth from the vegetables and chicken. If there is a lot of broth, put the rest in the fridge or freeze it.
7. Put the broth in a saucepan and heat it over medium-high heat.
8. When it starts to boil, add the noodles or any other pasta you like. Salt test and rectify. Let the noodles cook for the time indicated by the manufacturer.
9. When the noodles are done, your Grandma’s Chicken Stock is ready to eat! Serve the soup warm and it will be spectacular.