Chicken Stock with Nettles | Santa Cruz Farmers Markets

Ingredients

• 1 chicken carcass (from a 3 to 4 pound organic chicken)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 head garlic, cut in half cross-wise
• 1 to 2 leeks, rinsed well and chopped
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 1/2 bunch parsley
• 2 cups fresh nettle leaves
• few sprigs fresh rosemary and thyme
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 2 to 3 teaspoons Herbamare or sea salt
• 1 to 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 12 cups filtered water