Boiler Broth Early 1900s Recipes

BOILER BROTH - EARLY 1900'S

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C.
• Pat the skin of the chicken dry and season with salt and pepper.
• Stuff onion into the cavity and then tie legs together with kitchen string and then bake for 30 minutes.
• Peel the carrot and roughly chop the leek and celery.
• Place the chicken and remaining ingredients into a large pot and cover with water and bring to the boil and skim off any scum that forms and then cover and simmer very gently for up to 5 hours.
• It will make your house smell wonderful.
• Strain into a large bowl and allow to cool.
• Chill overnight and then skim off fat that forms on the surface, use within 3 days or freeze.
• SERVING SUGGESTIONS - the rich flavour of the wonderful broth makes a meal in itself, shred meat from the breast and throw in a handful of noodles and fresh herbs for a bowl of sublime chicken noodle soup.

BLACK FOLKS SOUL FOOD CHICKEN YOCK RECIPE (YOCK-A-MEIN)

Steps:

• Open the Instant Pot lid and turn it on with the sauté setting for 5 minutes.
• With the Instant Pot lid off, sauté the butter, onions, and garlic until the onions soften, and then cancel the sauté setting.
• Pour the water and chicken broth into the stainless-steel inner pot with the sautéed onions and add the chicken bouillon.
• Add the Creole seasoning, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and chicken to the broth and stir the mixture.
• Then break the uncooked spaghetti noodles in half and submerge them in the broth.
• Close the Instant Pot lid (make sure the valve is up - in the position for sealing) and pressure cook on high for 2 minutes.
• When the cooking time is finished, allow a natural pressure release for at least 5 minutes.
• To open the Instant Pot lid, move the valve to 'venting' and manually release any remaining pressure, if applicable.
• Serve this chicken yock soul food recipe hot with garnishments of halved hard-boiled egg and chopped green onion to garnish.
• Black folks eat yock with either a squeeze of soy sauce, hot sauce, or ketchup on top. Enjoy!