Chicken Stock
Nam Gang
Making chicken stock is surprisingly easy and tastes so much better than canned. Where you would never eat canned chicken broth by itself, we commonly have this broth with just a few leaves of spinach, watercress or other vegetables with dinner.
Ingredients
- 1/2 chicken - bone only
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce - mushroom
- 3 cups water
Method
Put water and chicken bones in a pot. A 2 quart pot will fit a half or whole body or 2-3 legs and wings. Once it starts to boil, then turn it down to a simmer. Add the other ingredients. The key to clear soup is never let it boil too hard and never close the lid. When the water is boiling, add the rest of the ingredients. Let it boil for at least half an hour. The longer it boils the better it tastes. Sometimes I let it boil for a couple of hours. Just keep adding water and use low heat.
Toward the end, taste it and see if it needs some more soy sauce or fish sauce. You will find that the soy adds a lot of flavor.
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