- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Make this simple chicken broth and get a versatile pantry ingredient along with tender chicken meat to turn into your favorite weeknight dish.
Ingredient:
- 1 (3- to 4-pound) whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces (2 wings, 2 breasts, 2 legs, 2 thighs), plus carcass and neck
- 4 quarts water, plus more as needed
- 1 yellow or white onion, unpeeled and quartered
- 1 garlic head, halved crosswise
- 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, unpeeled and halved lengthwise
- 10 parsley sprigs or cilantro sprigs
- 2 dried bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon MSG (such as Ajinomoto) (optional)
