Chicken bones (2 packs from NTUC or any other supermarket)<\/p>\n
Carrot (1 stick, peeled and cut into chunks)<\/p>\n
Celery (2-3 stalks, cut into chunks)<\/p>\n
Old ginger (3-4 thick slices)<\/p>\n
Garlic (3-4 cloves, peeled and crushed)<\/p>\n
Method<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 1) Prepare the vegetables and put them into the clay pot of a slow cooker.<\/p>\n 2) Cut away the fats from the chicken bones (it is easier to do this with a pair of scissors). Rinse them under a running tap and put them into the clay pot.<\/p>\n 3) Fill up the clay pot with hot water to 1 inch below the brim.<\/p>\n 4) Cover and cook on ‘high’ for 2.5-3 hours.<\/p>\n 5) After 2.5-3 hours, lift out the clay pot and uncover it to cool down to room temperature.<\/p>\n 6) Filter the stock with a sieve.<\/p>\n 7) Filter the stock again with a coffee filter to remove fine particles and oil.<\/p>\n 8) Pack the stock into individual sandwich-sized plastic bags to be kept in the freezer for future use. (I’d measure 250 ml of stock for each bag as that is the amount I use for cooking Hannah’s porridge. The capacity of my slow cooker allows for 6 bags of chicken stock to be made each time.)<\/p>\n BTW, I cool down the bags in the lower compartment further before storing them in the freezer. In this way, other foods kept in the freezer will have a lesser chance of spoiling due to an increase in temperature caused by the bags of chicken stock. Another thing which I find helpful is to avoid wetting the surface of the bags as it will cause ice to form and makes it harder to remove a bag for cooking.<\/p>\n Sometimes, I’d throw in leftover vegetables from my fridge. Almost any vegetable can enhance the taste of the stock. And in this way, nothing is wasted :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been making chicken stock for Hannah’s chicken porridge for a while now. The purpose of using chicken stock is to enhance the flavour of the porridge. Instead of using whole chicken ($$$), I use chicken bones (around $1++ per<\/p>\n![\"Chicken-Stock-in-Bags-website\"](\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/ChickenStockinBagswebsite.jpg\" "\\"Chicken-Stock-in-Bags-website\\"")
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