Basic Chicken Stock | Emerils.com

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, peeled, halved, and sliced
• 1 carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped, including the leaves
• 1 whole head garlic, cut in half horizontally
• 4 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf tarragon
• 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
• 2 pounds raw chicken bones, including carcass, necks, and feet (no fat or skin, but bits of meat are okay), rinsed thoroughly in cold water
• 1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4 quarts water, cold or at room temperature