HomemadeBetter than Bouillonrecipe? Yes! Make your own delicious shortcut for soup, gravy, stuffing and sauces with a “cooked all day” taste.
If you have never heard of it you are in for a real treat. If you know how to make chicken stock, you can makeBetter than BouillonChicken Basefrom scratch.
Homemade Better than BouillonRecipe Chicken Base
It it so easy to make but takes two days to complete, so plan accordingly. Not that you will be cooking all that time, but it needs to sit in the refrigerator overnight. You may easily double the recipe and may want to as it is time consuming to make, but so worth it.BETTER THAN BOUILLON RECIPE
1 chicken
4 stalks fresh celery, chopped 2 onions, peeled and sliced* 4 carrots, chopped small handful fresh parsley 2 peeled garlic cloves 1 tsp turmeric powder bay leaf
The vegetable amounts are doubled.Day One: 2 celery stalks, 1 onion and 2 carrots will be used,Day Two:2 celery stalks, 1 onion, 2 carrots all clean and cut into pieces.
The parsley, garlic cloves, turmeric and bay leaf are only needed the first day. Turmeric is so good for you and it creates the color of your chicken base. So if you want it more “yellow” in color, add more.
*I sauteed the onions until golden brown to give them some color as boiled onions are not appetizing to me.
Let the Cooking Begin…
DAY ONE
Place the chicken, 2 celery sticks, 1 onion, 2 carrots, fresh parsley, garlic cloves and bay leaf in a stock pot and cover with water at least an inch over everything. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and on a low boil for 45 minutes or until chicken is completely cooked.
Only take the chicken out and keep everything else in the pan. Place the cooked chicken on a cutting board or plate and let cool until you can handle it to remove the meat, skin and bones. Place the chicken meat in a covered dish and put in the refrigerator overnight; you will need it the next day.
Place the bones and skin you removed back into the same stock pot the chicken cooked in and bring to a boil. Cook on a low boil for another 30 minutes max and remove from the heat.
When cool enough to handle, put a large pan in the sink and strain the bones, chicken skin, spices and vegetables out through a sieve – saving the stock in the pan for tomorrow. You can discard the bones, skin and vegetables. Place the pan of broth in the refrigerator overnight.
DAY TWO
Rise and shine. Take that beautiful stock out of the refrigerator and skim the fat off the top with a spoon. Add the cut up celery sticks, onion and carrots (the same as yesterday) and bring the stock to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer.
The next step is reducing the stock in half, vegetables and all. It may take an hour or two but just let it reduce down gently. It should cover the back of a spoon and have a syrup like consistency (not the vegetables).
Once the stock is reduced in half, add two cups of the cooked chicken you saved in the refrigerator overnight and give it a good stir. Puree this mixture (vegetables and all) either in a blender, food processor or an immersion blender right in the pan. It should be thick and if it isn’t – you know what to do. Either add more cooked chicken, half a cup at a time, or reduce it down some more as you previously did.
FINAL STEP Once it has a thicker consistency, taste it to see if you need to add salt. It should be very salty or if you are on a low sodium diet, don’t add it now and do so when you use it at a later time.
You could can this, but I froze it in ice cube trays and used a “cube” at a time when making soup, gravy, etc. It melts right it. At this point, add the salt you need for it to taste good. This is a process and a personal one at that as everyone’s taste buds are so different. I like salt, so I added salt before I froze it but not so much that it was too salty even to taste it alittle bit. You can always add more salt in the end – but can’t take it out.
Enjoy. No chemicals or pesticides, just pure chicken flavor. For beef or pork flavored Better than Bouillon base, I would use the same method and instead of chicken use roast beef or pork roast. When I make it I will post it.
For any jar of Better Than Bouillon that is older than the Best By date printed on top of the lid and/or was not put in the refrigerator after opening, we cannot guarantee the quality or performance, and we advise that it should be discarded.
Chicken bouillon is an ingredient made from dehydrated chicken stock, dehydrated vegetables, fat, and salt. It also includes a variety of seasonings, such as turmeric, parsley, and coriander. In some cases, it may also contain monosodium glutamate (MSG), an ingredient used to enhance the flavor of certain dishes.
Made from meat, vegetables, and spices, it brings flavor and just enough salt to enhance a dish without tipping it into over-salted territory. (Note: All Better than Bouillon varieties contain a fair amount of salt, even the lower-sodium line.
Per its name, stock is made with bones, while broth is made with meat or cooked vegetables. Better Than Bouillon is a concentrated paste made of cooked meat or vegetables that you dilute with boiling water in whatever quantity you'd like, and it can stay good for months in the fridge.
To make homemade chicken stock, place chicken bones, vegetables, herbs and spices into a large pot.Cover with cold water then simmer for about 3 hours.Let it cool, then skim the fat. Store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
A major concern with chicken bouillon and store-bought chicken broths is the amount of sodium they contain. Sodium is an essential mineral and an important component of a healthy diet. However, diets that are consistently high in sodium carry a risk of causing high blood pressure.
“Better Than Bouillon concentrated bases are made from meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables. This gives them a richer, more robust flavor than ordinary bouillons. No added MSG, low or no fat, lower sodium: Better Than Bouillon bases have 1/3 less salt than ordinary bouillons.”
Traditional bouillon cubes and powders are packed with salt and don't bring much flavor to a recipe; Better than Bouillon flips this. Made from meat, vegetables, and spices, it brings flavor and just enough salt to enhance a dish without tipping it into over-salted territory.
Unlike other types of bouillon, like cubes and powders, which can have as many as 1200 milligrams of sodium per serving, Better Than Bouillon has 500 milligrams (700 if you choose regular and not reduced sodium).
Tomatoes actually produce a different amino acid from the ones found in most meats, which is good because umami flavors are always stronger when you have two or more different amino acids. So, a tablespoon or so of tomato paste can go a long way toward replacing a chicken bouillon cube.
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