Recipe - Caldo De Pollo

1 Chicken (3 One half pounds) or 3
pounds chicken wings and
backs
1 md Onion; unpeeled
3 Garlic cloves; unpeeled
1 Celery stalk or leafy tops
of 3 celery stalks
1 Carrot; scrubbed, unpeeled
2 Bay leaves
1 teaspoon Black peppercorns
Salt; to taste

The chicken can be left whole or cut up into 6 to 8 pieces. Combine all the
ingredients in a mediumlarge pot or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high
heat. Reduce the heat at once to low. Simmer, partly covered, until the
meat is barely tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the stock.
Strain through a fine sieve and skim the fat, discarding the solids in the
sieve.

Can be stored, tightly covered, 4 to 5 days in the refrigerator, or
indefinitely in the freezer.

Yield: 8 to 9 cups

Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR ZARELA MARTINEZ SHOW #DJ9162

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 262 by Peg Baldassari
Baldassari@compuserve.com on Nov 16, 1997