Making your own homemade gluten free chicken stock is a great way to ensure your recipe is coeliac-safe, and to cut down on food waste. Perfect for making with the leftovers from a roast dinner and easy to freeze!
1roast chicken carcassbones, leftover meat scraps, skin and juices
2carrots
1onion
3-4garlic cloves
2-3celery sticks
Any other leftover veg including spring onionsleek trimmings
Handful of fresh herbssage, rosemary, thyme, parsley - a combination or whatever you have
Salt and Pepper
Water
Instructions
Add the chicken carcass to your slow cooker (you may need to do this in pieces if it's a smaller slow cooker).
Roughly chop the veg into large chunks and add to the slow cooker. Add any herbs you're using too and season generously with salt and pepper.
Pour enough water into the slow cooker to cover the bones. Place the lid on and cook on high for at least 4-5 hours or on low for at least 8 hours.
Allow to cool before discarding the bones and veg and straining the liquid through a sieve into a container. Keep in the fridge for up to a week or freeze.
Notes
This gluten free chicken stock can also be made on the hob - simply boil in a pan for at least 4-5 hours.
For tips on freezing this recipe or making a low-FODMAP version, see the FAQs section in the blog post above.