Homemade Chicken Stock Harry Caray S Recipes

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK (HARRY CARAY'S)

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in large stockpot at medium heat.
• Add and brown chicken bones at both sides.
• Add rest of ingredients except water and saute until onions are translucent.
• Add the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours until liquid is reduced by 1/3.
• Strain. The stock can be frozen for later use.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK

Steps:

• Combine the chicken breasts and wings, onions, carrots, celery, parsley, garlic, bay leaf, salt and peppercorns in a large stockpot. Add the water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce a gentle simmer and cook, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Strain the contents of the pot through a fine-mesh strainer and discard the solids. Transfer the stock to containers; let cool, then refrigerate. Once the stock has chilled, remove the fat that has congealed on the surface. Use immediately or freeze for up to 3 months.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK

Steps:

• fill very large pot or stock pot with water & chicken bones, bring to boil & skim off froth.
• reduce to simmer & add veggies.
• let simmer on low overnight or for several hours. don't let it boil to make it taste the best.
• Add herbs and seasonings aprox 30 min-1 hr before being done cooking it.
• skim froth off as it comes up throughout.
• take off of heat source and let cool some before straining. press against the leavings to get out all of the broth.
• you can keep it in the fridge for about a week or can freeze in portion sizes for several months. you can boil it to reduce and concentrate flavor. soup will be cloudy and will jell in the fridge. you can skim off the fat that rises to the surface after refrigerating it. don't put in ice bath, can just put straight into fridge as ice bath encourages harmful bacteria more than fridge.

CHICKEN VESUVIO [BONE-IN]

Steps:

• Joint chicken into 4 pieces and season well with salt, pepper, oregano and granulated garlic.
• Peel potato and cut into quarters;saute in olive oil until golden brown;set aside.
• In 10-inch skillet bring olive oil almost to boiling point. add garlic cloves; cook for two minutes to release the flavor.Add chicken; saute lighty on both sides entil golden brown.Add potatoes and deglaze pan with white wine.
• Bake for 20-30 minutes in 400-degree oven.
• Place chicken on serving plate and arrange arrange potatoes around chicken . Pour the sauce from the pan over chicken and add the peas.
• Garnish with parsley and serve.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK FOR COOKING

Steps:

• Place a whole chicken in a large pot of water with a large amount of water with washed (no need to peel) large carrots cut into managable pieces, a large onion, quartered (also not peeled -- the peels seem to add more color and taste to the stock), 6 or 8 stalks of celery with their tops, also cut into managable pieces, a bunch of parsley, (you can leave it whole too) a head of seperated, unpeeled garlic cloves, a few bay leaves, 10 or 12 whole peppercorns and whatever else stikes my fancy at the time that seems as tho it might work with a chicken stock.
• Also could add a turnip, shallots or anything else that will work that is in your fridge, and needs to be used up.
• Bring to a boil, cover and simmer to get all the flavor out of your herbs and vegetables. It could take a couple of hours to get every little bit of flavor. Drain into a colander (make sure you have something under it to catch the stock. Missing this step can be frustrating; to smell it cooking for so long, look forward to a delicious stock and then dump it down the drain because you forgot to place a container under the colander).
• Return the stock to the pan and simmer to reduce the stock and enrich the flavor.
• You can add salt if you like, but I don't usually because I will probably salt whatever I will make with the broth. I don't think you will miss it.
• The vegetables and herbs season the stock up nicely.
• Never toss a turkey carcass without treating it as a stock option.
• Break it up to fit if you have to, but never throw it away without making a delicious stock out of it first.
• Turkey stock makes a delicious soup or stuffing seasoning as a side dish to chicken or base for a gravy.
• Making stock isn't hard, but it is a little time consuming because of the long cook time.
• The working part is easy because you don't have to peel anything.
• The peels are good for the stock and leave lots of good things behind like vitamins.
• What you throw away has all the good stuff simmered out of and into your broth. (This is the reason I cringe when someone is going to boil their meat before grilling. What a waste of wonderful flavor to be poured down the drain).
• Try it sometime on a day off when you have a few hours to make the stock.
• I have heard of making it in a crockpot, but I can't imagine doing so because of all the stuff you add to the pot.
• My crockpot just would not be big enough, but my stock pan is great and makes a decent amount of stock.
• I can get 2 - 1 gallon size freezer bags out of one chicken.
• It makes the best chicken soup, but use fresh chicken and vegetables because those make the best tasting stock.

HARRY'S SIGNATURE CHICKEN VESUVIO (BONE-IN)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Blanch the peas by putting them in boiling water 1 minute.
• Joint each chicken into 8 pieces.
• Peel the potatoes and cut them into quarters lengthwise. In a large roasting pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the potatoes and garlic cloves and sautee the potatoes until golden brown, stirring so they cook evenly. Remove the garlic cloves from the roasting pan and discard them. Remove the potatoes and set aside.
• Add the chicken to the pan and sautee lightly on both sides of each piece until it is golden brown.
• Deglaze the pan with the wine and reduce by half.
• Return the potatoes to the pan. Season the potatoes and chicken with the salt, pepper, oregano, granulated garlic, and parsley. Add the chicken stock and transfer the pan to the oven for 45 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 155 degrees.
• Place the chicken on a serving plate and arrange the potatoes around the chicken. Pour the sauce from the pan over the chicken and sprinkle the peas on top.

HARRY CARAY'S CHICKEN VESUVIO

Steps:

• In 12 inch ovenproof skillet, heat oil and whole garlic over medium high heat 4 to 5 minutes till garlic is golden. Remove from skillet. Add potato strips and cook 15 minutes or until golden, turning often. Remove and pat dry.
• Add chicken, skin side down, to hot oil. Brown slowly over medium heat, about 10 minutes. turn chicken skin side up and season with oregano, garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Add wine to skillet and return potatoes and garlic to skillet. Place skillet in 400 degree oven and bake, uncovered, 25 minutes or until chicken is done, basting last 10 minutes with pan juices.
• Serve the baked chicken with juice and potatoes. makes 4 servings. Note: If you don't have an ovenproof skillet, prepare recipe on range top in regular skillet then transfer to 13x9 baking dish.