chicken stock baby and toddler meal planner

[paula2610]

hi im trying to do the recipe for chicken stock and my first chicken puree out of the baby and toddler meal planner, and it is asking me for a boiler chicken with giblets has anyone just used a normal chicken?? :thanks

[DrP]

You can pretty much use any chicken to make chicken stock. Sometimes I just use whole legs if I see a pack on special offer, or even just wings. I use the cheapest option available. Often when I make chicken stock I do so with the left overs from a roast chicken (I don't season it before roasting because I know I will do this). I just throw the carcass in a pot with water and with or without veggies and simmer away for several hours. It makes a lovely stock.

[miriam1]

Originally Posted by paula2610

hi im trying to do the recipe for chicken stock and my first chicken puree out of the baby and toddler meal planner, and it is asking me for a boiler chicken with giblets has anyone just used a normal chicken?? :thanks

Hi there, I could not be bothered making all that stock. I found these briliant organic stock cubes... for the amount that is used in the recipes I really dont have the patience so think these are brilliant!!! :

Kallo Organic

They really do the trick as they are so very diluted and I only even use half a cube if needed.

Miriam

[DrP]

If you want to use stock cubes boots also do a range of great stock cubes for babies. And if you don't have any stock just use plain old water. Stock just adds a bit of extra flavour to dishes. It might be a big deal to us if it is missing in our food but babies are generally experiencing a lot of new flavours from teh others items int he dish that I very much doubt they will miss a bit of stock if it's not there.

[nkvilla]

I've been using the Kallo stock cubes. 1/5th of a cube per 100ml.