Chicken Stew by Jo’s Kitchen Larder

– 1 -2 chicken carcasses (leftover roast/rotisserie chicken) (fresh or frozen)
– 1 onion (left unpeeled & halved)
– 2-3 celery sticks (washed and roughly chopped)
– 2 large carrots (unpeeled but well scrubbed and roughly chopped)
– 1-2 green leek tops (optional), feel free to use extra onion instead (separated and washed to get rid of the grit)
– 3 bay leaves (or 2 if really large)
– 10 peppercorns
– 1/2 bunch (15 g) large bunch of fresh parsley (leaves and stalks)
– few sprigs of fresh thyme (optional)
– 2.4 ltr (10 cups) water
– 1 tbsp salt (optional at this stage)

Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 1 hour 55 min
Total Time: 2 hours 5 min