Pressure-Cooked Chicken Stock
- 4 1/2 pounds chicken necks, backs, and gizzards
- 2 chicken feet (optional)
- 8 cups cold water
- 2 small leeks, trimmed, washed, and split lengthwise
- 2 medium carrots, scrubbed and cut into thirds
- 1 medium parsnip, scrubbed and cut into thirds
- 1 small turnip, peeled and halved
- 3 large celery stalks with leaves, halved
- 1 large onion, halved
- 6 whole cloves
- 2 sprigs fresh dill
- 10-12 sprigs fresh parsley
- 2 large bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon peppercorns, slightly crushed
- Salt to taste
- Wash all the chicken parts under cold water.
- Place in a 6- to 8-quart pressure cooker with 8 cups of water.
- Slowly bring to almost boiling, skimming off the scum as it rises to the surface.
- When water is clear and free of scum, add the remaining ingredients.
- Seal the cooker.
- Place the pressure regulator firmly on the vent pipe.
- When pressure regulator begins to gently rock, start timing.
- Cook for 30 minutes with pressure regulator, rocking- slowly and continuously, or follow the manufacturers directions for your cooker.
- Allow pressure to drop gradually with the lid in place until all the steam has left the cooker.
- Do not place the cooker under cold running water to reduce the pressure.
- Follow the manufacturers directions for, cooling.
- Cool the stock to room temperature, then strain through several layers of cheesecloth.
- Discard the vegetables, but reserve the chicken parts and gizzards for another use.
- Refrigerate the stock overnight for easy removal of excess fat.
chicken necks, chicken feet, cold water, leeks, carrots, celery, onion, cloves, dill, parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/pressure-cooked-chicken-stock (may not work)