Properly prepared, meat stocks are extremely nutritious, containing the minerals of bone, cartilage, marrow and vegetables as electrolytes, a form that is easy to assimilate.
It's worth taking the time and putting effort into making meat stocks on a regular basis. Your family will gain innumerable health benefits!
Recipe: (This recipe is found in "Nourishing Traditions" Cookbook, for purchase on my "Lynn's Favorite's" page on my website.)
1 whole free-range chicken or 2-3 pounds of bony chicken parts, such as necks, backs, breastbones and wings
gizzards from one chicken (optional)
feet from the chicken (optional)
4 quarts cold filtered water
2 Tablespoons vinegar
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
3 celery sticks, coarsely chopped
1 bunch parsley
If you are using a whole chicken, cut off the wings and remove the neck, fat glands and the gizzards from the cavity. By all means, use chicken feet if you can find them-they are full of gelatin. (Jewish folklore considers the addition of chicken feet the secret to successful broth.)
Cut the chicken parts in to several pieces. (If you are using a whole chicken, remove theneck and wings and cut them into several pieces. Place chicken or chicken pieces in a large stainless stell pot with water, vinegar and all vegetables except parsley. Let stand 30 minutes to 1 hour. Bring to a boil, and remove scum that rises to the top. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 6-24 hours. The longer you cook the stock, the richer and more flavorful it will be. About 10 minutes before finishing the stock, add parsley. this will impart additional mineral ions to the broth.
Remove whole chicken or pieces with a slotted spoon. If you are using a whole chicken, let cool and remove chicken meat fromt the carcass. Reserve for other uses, such as chicken salads, enchiladas, sandwiches or curries. (The skin and smaller bones which will be very soft, may be given to your dog or cat.) Strain the stock into a large bowl and reserve in your refrigerator until the fat rises to the top and congeals. Skim off this fat and resere the stock in covered containers in your refrigerator or freezer.
Why is chicken soup superior to all the things we have, even more relaxing than "Tylenol?"
It is because chicken soup has a natural ingredient which feeds, repairs and calms the mucous lining in the small intestine. This inner lining is the beginning or ending of the nervous system. It is easily pulled away from the intestine through too many laxatives, too many food additives...and parasites. Chicken soup...heals the nerves, improves dgestion, reduces allergies, relaxes and gives strength. Hanna Kroeger Ageless Remedies fro Mother's Kitchen
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