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Holden's Ranch Chicken Stew Recipe

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 40 minutes
Total Time3 hours
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10

Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken cut into pieces
  • 1 Gallon water
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 1 stalk celery chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 4 cans of evaporated milk
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 2 cups reduced stock skimmed
  • 1/2 can cream of chicken soup
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Bring a stockpot and then add all of your chicken to the pot. Also throw in all the vegetables including carrot, onion, and celery.
  • Pour water in it and cover the tip with the lid to let the mixture boil.
  • Then reduce the heat and let the whole mixture simmer for some time. Cook until the chicken gets tender and falls apart. Then remove the chicken from the stock and let it cool until the rest of the stock is sizzling.
  • Separate the bones and skin from the chicken and add the flesh back into the stock.
  • Boil again and simmer until 2 cups of stock are left, Strain it and make sure that all the fat is removed.

For the Stew

  • Press and squeeze the chicken in your hands. Set the squeezed chicken aside.
  • Take a large pot and stir fry onion in it until it is tender and soft.
  • Add the evaporated milk to this fried onion. Also, pour the whole milk and the strained stock in it.
  • Cook for 20-25 minutes.
  • Then add chicken to the mixture and season it with salt and pepper. Allow the stew to simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Also, add the chicken cream to the stew. Cook until the flavors are formed in the stew.