Chicken Stock - Edible Santa Barbara and Wine Country

Ingredients

• 2-3 pounds chicken parts ((such as legs or backs or chicken bones), or the carcass of a roasted chicken)
• 2 ribs celery (diced)
• 4 carrots (peeled and diced)
• 3 large onions (peeled and diced)
• 4 leeks (carefully cleaned, root end trimmed and quartered lengthways)
• 4 turns fresh ground pepper
• Bouquet garni ((1 bay leaf, 6–8 stems fresh thyme and stems of 1 bunch of parsley, all loosely tied together using kitchen twine))
• 3 quarts cold water