Chicken Broth ( Brodo Di Pollo) Recipe

• This forms the basis of many soups. The chicken can be reserved warm for the main course or possibly cool with Salsa verde or possibly Maionese tonnata (qv)
• 1 x 1.5kg oven ready chicken (except the liver)
• 1 1/5 lt water
• 1 x carrot sliced
• 1 x onion sliced
• 2 x celery sticks sliced
• 2 x tomatoes quartered
• 1 x bay leaf
• 6 x peppercorns
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 x chicken stock cube (optional)

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