Chicken Stock

Ingredients

Kosher or sea salt
6 fresh thyme
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
2 whole cloves
6 pounds chicken bones (backs, necks, carcasses, and/or wing tips)
3 quarts water
2 large onions
+ 5 more ingredients
- 4 celery
- 3 medium carrots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 dried bay leaves
- 8 fresh parsley stems (Italian or curly)

1. Place the chicken bones in a 6- to 8-quart stockpot, add the cold water, and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon and skimming the white foam from the top of the stock. (Using a ladle and a circular motion, push the foam from the center to the outside of the pot, where it...

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