Homemade Stock Recipes

By Food & Wine
Updated May 17, 2017
Tutorials for making flavorful and aromatic brews, with pointers from David Chang.
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Basic Chicken Stock

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"We use a lot of chicken stock in my house," says chef Hugh Acheson. "It is a beautiful thing when created from scratch, and who knew it would be so easy? Throw all of the ingredients in and walk away. It's a culinary mic drop."

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Classic Chicken Stock

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This stock is perfect for making sauces, gravies, braises and soups. "If you use enough bones, it will be a little thick when cold, which means you have a good stock," says André Soltner.

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Rich Chicken Stock

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This chicken stock is terrific to use in soups, stews, dressings and stuffings, but it's so flavorful that it can even be sipped.

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David Chang's Freeze-Dried Chicken Stock

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"If you're making stock, why not try to add as much flavor as possible?" asks Momofuku chef David Chang. "You can produce a very rich broth with freeze-dried chicken and mushrooms. It's like making your own bouillon cube."

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Rich Turkey Stock

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No matter how ample the drippings, you never have enough to make as much gravy as you need—at least 1/3 cup of gravy per person, as far as F&W's Tina Ujlaki is concerned. You can prepare stock weeks before Thanksgiving so you have it on hand not only for making gravy, but also for thinning soups, braising vegetables and moistening stuffings.

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