Useful extras

September 16, 2008

Make broth from scratch

Submitted by SiteEditor Read more cooking, daily challenge, and healthy eating
Challenge Yourself for: 24 Hours

There’s something inspiring and wonderfully traditional about homemade stock. Vegetable, seafood, chicken, and even mushroom stocks can be made in advance and frozen for the perfect recipe.

If you’ve never explored this route before, you’ll find it inspires you to tackle more complex recipes and more nuanced dishes. And making stock doesn’t have to be complicated – doing a quick online search you’ll learn it can be as basic as throwing some chopped up veggies in a pot with water, salt, pepper, herbs, and garlic. Challenge yourself to make a stock from scratch and see if you can taste the difference.

Track Your Progress

My Progress: Join this challenge and start watching your progress grow!

Community Progress: 93% success

Community Stats

59 participants 43 entries logged

23 comments Have something to add? Share it here.

  1. User_48
    Naturally 10 months ago

    I love making my own chicken stock. It is so easy with the chicken thighs, water, seasonings, carrots, corn, green beans, onions, etc. So easy & delicious, without any unwanted additives. Happy stockmaking!

  2. Water_lilies
    SUEBA13 11 months ago

    I’ve always made my own stock – its too easy not to. I save my bones and raw veggie scraps and put them in the freezer. When I have enough, I make a huge pot of stock, seperate and freeze it in 2 and 4 cup containers. I’ve been doing it more now that I’m buying pre-roasted chickens every week, using the meat and freezing the bones. It makes a nice dark roasted chicken stock. I always use it in my Kashi Pilaf.

  3. New_photos_11-29-06_073
    Kirbyco about 1 year ago

    There is something wonderfully comforting and satisfying about the process of making stock – a perfect de-stresser. Freeze stock in ice cube trays and store in freezer container, always ready to use and defrosts quickly. Treat yourself to a cup of homemade stock before bedtime.

  4. User_48
    jannaide about 1 year ago

    I made my chicken stock this weekend, it was great, i already used some in a recipe! I will defiantely do this more when whole chickens are on sale, cheap…

  5. Bm
    bman44 about 1 year ago

    Fianlly got around to making my own vegetable stock.

  6. User_48
    salligator about 1 year ago

    We save left over veggies, celery tops, ends, tops, skins of vegetable, onion skins (this darkens the stock for a nice rich color) in a bag in the freezer. When ready we boil, strain and reduce for a wonder stock. For non vegetarians – chicken bones from deboned breasts, carcasses from roasted chicken, and tips of wings(saved after making homemade hot wings) are also saved in the freezer.
    Combine with the veggie bag for the best stock ever. For beef stock roast soup bones until dark brown and then boil with vegetable. enjoy

  7. Dsc02941
    socorrofuentes about 1 year ago

    I ALWAYS TRY TO BEE HEALTHIE .
    I LOVE MEKING FOOD NATURAL :) FROM scratch

  8. L_8bb84df9206e905416f81a005ad52522
    beezieprincess about 1 year ago

    Making your own stocks is much healthier, and really brings out the true flavors in your foods. No preservatives is an added plus!!

  9. User_48
    braun647 about 1 year ago

    I just put the makings for stock in the oven to roast first before putting into the stock pot. Gives it a little more flavor. Homemade soup and bread machine bread for tonight. Can’t beat it. Now if the other challenges could be this easy.

  10. 0057006
    JoCLy52 about 1 year ago

    Cooks Best Recipe cookbook has pointed me in the right direction regarding stocks (and other recipes). Excellent reading! http://www.cooksillustrated.com/bookstore_detail.asp?PID=265

  11. User_48
    jannaide about 1 year ago

    I have just recently been thinking about making my own stock…if anyone has a great recipe or know where I can find one, I would really appreciate it… I love making soups during the cold months and I agree, it is always better to use homemade and you know what is in it!!

  12. User_48
    TinBrews about 1 year ago

    I have never made home made stock-broth and saved it in the freezer to cook with later on.

  13. Im000921
    SNOWDOG about 1 year ago

    Vegetable stock is easy and fun to make with the kids. It’s great with pinto beans, and mixed with Italian dressing in pasta salads.

  14. Wrigley
    laurabeth1215 about 1 year ago

    since the weather is changing, that is the thing to do—chicken this weekend, and perhaps beef next—anyone know what kind of beef to use for this?

  15. 0622081501a
    mthornton about 1 year ago

    I love making my own stock. I always have vegetable stock on hand in the freezer (since I’m a vegetarian). It is so much better tasting than store bought stock. In August, I bought all fresh veggies from the farmers market and made my own broth and tons of soup that I froze and it’s all waiting until winter. I can’t wait!

  16. Kittens_001
    Berlin1974 about 1 year ago

    I love self-made broth. To add some additional flavor just add one cube of chicken bouillon.When I cook fresh vegetable I use some butter, part of the cooking water and milk to make a white sauce. Season it with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg, add the vegetable and you have a very healthy and flavorful side dish.

  17. User_48
    jen2380 about 1 year ago

    i like making my own instead of getting it from a jar. you never really know whats in them.

  18. User_48
    stitcherdragon about 1 year ago

    I love making my own stock. I make everyting from Chicken to Oxtail to Beef. It’s so much better than storebought

  19. User_48
    skinnykins about 1 year ago

    Use broth for flavoring my dogs food. My kitties love it too.

  20. User_48
    apuppets about 1 year ago

    I always save my water after boiling chicken…...i use it in many other dishes instead of using water. I like it most in cooked rice…. yummy