Anonymous wrote:I buy a whole chicken cut into pieces and simmer it in pot of water with an onion, couple pieces carry and celery, small bunch of fresh herbs and some peppercorns, a little salt. Once meat is cooked through, remove from pot, cool a bit and pick meat from bones. Set aside in frig. Put the bones back in broth and simmer another couple hours uncovered. Remove bones and solids and put broth through fine strainer covered with cheesecloth.
Cut up whatever vegetables and grains you want for your soup, add to your strained broth and simmer until cooked then add the cooked chicken meat back. Add salt and pepper as needed. Top with fresh chopped parsley
This is what I do except I just use a pack of raw drumsticks for a bit of ease. Probably not as good of a stock as the whole chicken but still delicious.