Monday, May 2, 2011

Whole Crock Pot Chicken

Ingredients
whole chicken (as large as possible that will fit inside crock pot)
carrots
celery
onion
garlic cloves, whole
season salt

Remove package from inside chicken, and rinse chicken inside and out.
Largely chop veggies and place in bottom of crock pot, along with whole garlic cloves.
Rub outside of chicken with season salt.
Place chicken, breast side down, on veggies.
Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours.
Serve chicken directly out of crock pot.
Place crockpot sleeve in fridge overnight.

Day 2
Add water into crockpot sleeve until about 2 inches from the rim.
Cook on high heat for 6 hours or low heat for 8-12 hours.
Place strainer over a large bowl. Pour entire contents of crockpot into strainer.
In bowl will be pure chicken stock. Package this and freeze.
(Be sure to skim fat off while frozen before thawing to use in the future.)
Pick through contents of strainer to remove bones.
Package remaining meat and freeze or reuse immediately.

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