Thai Soup Stock

Name: Thai Soup Stock
Ingredients: 8 cups water; 1 pound chicken bones; 1 onion, quartered; 1 cup fresh cilantro with roots, coarsely chopped; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, bruised; 2 kaffir lime leaves (optional); 1 tbsp chopped ginger; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp whole black peppercorns

Your basic stock for many Thai recipes. Make a double batch and freeze it so that you have stock on hand.

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

8 cups water
1 pound chicken bones
1 onion, quartered
1 cup fresh cilantro with roots, coarsely chopped
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, bruised
2 kaffir lime leaves, (optional)
1 tablespoon chopped ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

INSTRUCTIONS

1 BRING all ingredients to boil in stockpot on medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer 1 hour. Skim the surface to remove any fat from the stock.
2 STRAIN stock. Cool completely before refrigerating or freezing.