Roasted Chicken Broth

Updated Nov. 16, 2023

Roasted Chicken Broth
David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.
Total Time
4¼ hours
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
3½ hours, plus 30 minutes’ cooling
Rating
5(132)
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This broth is designed to be made in the days before Thanksgiving, which is why it calls for turkey giblets and trim pieces in addition to wings. Roasting the vegetables and turkey bits imbues the broth with the flavors of roast turkey drippings, making it perfect for make-ahead white wine gravy. Don’t be alarmed if your chilled broth gelatinizes – that’s a sign you extracted lots of collagen, a mark of good broth. (Watch Claire make Thanksgiving dinner from start to finish on YouTube.)

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Ingredients

Yield:2 quarts
  • 2large carrots, scrubbed but unpeeled, halved crosswise
  • 2celery ribs, rinsed and halved crosswise
  • 1large yellow onion, unpeeled, rinsed and quartered through the stem
  • 1whole head garlic, halved through the equator
  • Turkey neck, wing tips and/or giblets (optional), patted dry
  • Handful of parsley stems
  • A few sprigs of fresh thyme
  • 2bay leaves
  • 1teaspoon whole peppercorns
  • 3tablespoons neutral oil, such as avocado
  • 2pounds chicken or turkey wings, patted dry
  • ½cup dry white wine
  • Salt
  • 2cups ice cubes, plus more as needed
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large Dutch oven or 8-quart stainless-steel stock pot, toss the carrot, celery, onion, garlic, turkey neck, wing tips and giblets (if using), parsley stems, thyme, bay leaves and peppercorns with oil until the pieces are coated. Transfer the pot to the oven and roast until the bottom of the pot has lots of browned bits, tossing once or twice, 30 to 40 minutes.

  2. Step 2

    Carefully transfer the Dutch oven to the stovetop and add the white wine, scraping the bottom with a wooden spoon or spatula to dissolve the browned bits, then add the wings, a couple of pinches of salt and 3 quarts of water. Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook the broth, occasionally skimming off any foam and fat that collects on the surface, until it’s reduced by about half, is a rich golden brown color, and tastes very chickeny, 3 to 3½ hours. Taste the broth (be careful, it’s hot!) and season with more salt, stirring gently to dissolve, until it tastes like chicken soup.

  3. Step 3

    Remove the pot from the heat, add 2 cups ice (to help cool it down), and let the broth sit until it’s warm but not burning hot, about 30 minutes. Strain the broth into quart containers, discarding the solids. You should have 7 to 8 cups. If you have less than 7, add more ice until you get there. Refrigerate the broth until you’re ready to use it. (The broth can be refrigerated 2 days ahead, or frozen for up to 3 months.)

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As someone who makes homemade broth on the regular, this recipe really takes it to the next level. The depth of flavor was noticeable. Only making broth this way from now on.

This recipe should be included on its own in the Claire Saffitz Thanksgiving Recipe collection. Also, it’s amazing and my kitchen smells so good.

can anything be done with all the chicken parts once it's been strained?--feed to the cat? make chicken salad? or should it be tossed

Instead of water, can you use chicken broth? Or is that bird overload?

Yes, that's overload. This recipe is to make chicken broth. You don't need chicken broth to make chicken broth.

Lid or no lid when roasting? Assuming no lid to maximize browned bits but will keep a close eye on the veg

Fabulous recipe, and also very versatile. We’ve adapted this recipe to use as our go to scraps recipe and it always turns out amazingly! It’s great as written but we triple the peppercorn when making it specifically for Italian wedding soup and it’s phenomenal.

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