01/04/14, 07:57 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
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Once we have had a meal off a whole chicken, I usually pick it clean - or as clean as can be.
Then put the bones in a big stock pot full of water and cook it down for several hours. Take the bones out and pour the broth into a big container or plastic bag (once it has cooled enough) and freeze it. (Picking out any bones before you freeze it that may have fallen off.)
Take the bones again, and put into a big stock pot full of water and cook it down again for several hours. Repeat as above and pick the remaining meat off the bones again before discarding the bones.
I usually cook the bones down at least twice if not three times - the broth gets weaker each time, but the broth is wonderful for cooking noodles in. When you are hungry for just plain noodles, take the broth out of the freezer, put it into your stock pot and bring to a boil. Add noodles. You can make the mix as wet or dry as you want. Sometimes I add some leftover chicken into it for a chicken and noodle meal or you can always add vegetables in as well for a chicken broth / vegetable soup or add chicken meat in for a chicken soup meal.
However, once you are done cooking the noodles, you don't pour off the liquid. You use it as is. Like I said, I usually add enough noodles to the mix that there isn't that much broth. You do need some broth in the bottom though, because if you put the noodles in the fridge for a meal the following day, the noodles suck up more broth while sitting. You may have to add some water to the mix so it isn't so dry the following day.
The above probably isn't a healthy diet, but it certainly is GOOD! And once you make a big pot of broth and noodles, you can always freeze the leftovers for a quick meal in the future.
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