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    Consome de Pollo Recipe (How to Make Homemade Chicken Broth)

    Caldo de pollo casero (homemade chicken broth) recipe.

    En Español Recipe ↆ

    Learn how to make consome de pollo at home with our homemade chicken broth recipe and use it instead of bouillon cubes. Coming from a family where cooking with natural ingredients was the norm, I rarely use industrial seasonings at home or in my recipes.

    Jar and cups of homemade chicken broth or consome de pollo.
    Consome de pollo (homemade chicken broth).

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    1. Why we ❤️ it
    2. Top tips
    3. More homemade goodness
    4. About this recipe
    5. Video
    6. Recipe
    7. Consome de pollo ingredients
    8. How to use consome de pollo
    9. Why homemade ingredients
    10. How to make chicken broth from bouillon
    11. Preguntas frecuentes

    Why we ❤️ it

    Years ago I asked my readers a question: "Do we really do this?". The full question was "do we Dominicans really use sopitas (bouillon cubes) that much?". The question came after a discussion on the subject on our social media.

    Well, let me tell you right now that, in my opinion, industrial seasonings and bouillon cubes are not what makes (or breaks) traditional Dominican cookery. So if you like these conveniences, by any means, go ahead. I don't argue about taste. But if you want to start cooking in a more sustainable, healthful fashion, I am here to help a bit, and this chicken broth is a great way to start your journey.

    Top tips

    • You can pick the meat that comes off after boiling and save it to make pastelitos or something else.
    • You can add more or fewer ingredients as you wish.
    • If you freeze it, it has a very long shelf life, so store it in pre-measured portions (about a cup each) for convenience. It should last at least a month.
    • You can double, triple --or more-- the recipe and have a lot of pre-made chicken broth for later use.
    Ingredients for homemade chicken broth in a pot.
    Steamy pot of consome de pollo.

    Consome de pollo or homemade chicken broth.

    More homemade goodness

    • Homemade tomato sauce
    • Homemade vegetable broth
    • Seasoning and sofrito
    • Rub / seasoning powder
    • Savory peanut butter
    • (Agrio de Naranja) spicy sauce / spicy vinegar
    • Homemade dressing

    About this recipe

    Nowadays you see me list "chicken broth" or "vegetable broth" instead of bouillon cubes in my recipes. You can also buy low-sodium and low-fat broths, but why not make it at home?

    This homemade chicken bone broth recipe is inexpensive (and you know that's one of my favorite words!).

    Better yet, it's easy, very easy. Trust me, as recipes go, this cannot get any easier. It's just "set it and forget it", in the immortal words of Ron Popeil.

    Buen provecho!

    Tia Clara

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    Recipe

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    [Recipe + Video] Consome de pollo or Homemade Chicken Broth

    By: Clara Gonzalez
    With this Homemade Chicken Broth recipe make your own instead of using bouillon cubes. It is easy and you know what goes in it.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 40 mins
    Total Time 45 mins
    Course Soup
    Cuisine Dominican, Latino
    Servings 8 cups of each
    Calories 215 kcal

    Ingredients

    For the chicken broth

    • 1 chicken ribcage and bones, (1 lb [0.45 kg])
    • 1 medium red onion, quartered
    • 1 head of garlic, peeled
    • 1 sprig oregano (dry, ground)
    • 1 bunch parsley, or cilantro
    • 1 cubanela (cubanelle pepper), seeded and halved
    • 1 teaspoon allspice berries (malagüeta)
    • 1 teaspoon peppercorns

    Instructions
     

    • Placing chicken in the pot
      Place chicken, onion, garlic, oregano, parsley, bell pepper, allspice, and pepper in a large pot.
      Add ½ gallon [2 liters] of water.
    • Pot boiling
      Cover, and simmer over very low heat for an hour and a half. Add more water when it becomes necessary to maintain the same level.
      Once this time has passed, remove it from the heat and let it cool down to room temperature.
    • Sieving broth
      Strain and get rid of solids.
      If there was meat on the bones, you can pick up the pieces and use them for empanada fillings.
    • Pouring broth into freezer containers
      Separate into portions of one cup each and freeze.

    Tips and Notes

    To make the broth, buy a chicken, carve it, and save the parts you can use for another recipe. We'll just need the ribcage and any discarded bones for this recipe. Nothing to waste.
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 215kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 18gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 68mgPotassium: 233mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 188IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is calculated automatically based on ingredients listed. Please consult your doctor if you need precise nutrition information.

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    Consome de pollo ingredients

    To make this natural and easy chicken consommé you can use as a base the ingredients in our recipe, but you can add some more if you have pieces and leftovers in the fridge. As a note, I don't add salt to add it later in the dish I use it in. You can also add:

    • Chicken bones
    • Celery
    • Carrots
    • Garlic cloves
    • Oregano
    • Sweet peppers or chili peppers
    • Pepper
    • Malagueta (Jamaican pepper)
    • Vegetables (cilantro and parsley in the DR)
    • White or red onion
    • A few drops of lime juice

    For this recipe, I bought a whole chicken and removed the chicken breast, legs, and wings, and used the remainder to make the chicken stock. After straining the broth, I collected the bits of minced meat left in the strainer to use as an empanada filling.

    How to use consome de pollo

    You can use chicken consommé as a base for Chicken soup, Cream of chicken, or to add extra flavor to Locrio de pollo and Asopao de pollo, as well as other recipes where we mention it.

    Why homemade ingredients

    When I started writing these recipes I sometimes had people tell me that mine were not "authentic Domnican recipes" because this dish, or that other, did not contain seasonings or sopita. As time passed I came to the conclusion that If I wouldn't serve something to my family, why would I "serve" it to my readers?

    And on the authenticity argument, I disagree, our grandmothers in the campos had little access to these "conveniences", and they don't appear in my old Dominican cookbooks. We have been advertised to death until we were convinced that Dominican food has always contained these things.

    How to make chicken broth from bouillon

    If you cannot make it homemade, you can make a quick chicken broth by dissolving a bouillon cube in 2 cups of boiling-hot water.

    Preguntas frecuentes

    How to make chicken consomme?

    To make chicken consommé or chicken broth in a few simple steps, vegetables, herbs and spices are boiled together with bones and other parts of the chicken for a long time to extract their flavors.

    What is consomme de pollo?

    Chicken consommé is a concentrated chicken broth used to flavor other dishes.

    How do you say chicken broth in Spanish?

    Chicken broth can be consomé de pollo or caldo de pollo in Spanish depending on the country.

    What is consome de pollo in English

    Chicken consommé is "chicken broth" or "chicken stock" in English.

    Can you use chicken stock instead of chicken broth?

    Yes, you can. They are the same thing.

    Published Feb 27, 2013, revised Feb 16, 2023

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    Edited: Feb 16, 2023 | Publish: Jun 11, 2022

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