[Recipe + Video] Consome de pollo or Homemade Chicken Broth (2024)

En Español Recipe ↆ Video ↆ

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.

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!

Recipe

This awesome free recipe contains Amazon affiliate links, we receive a small commission from any purchase you make at no extra cost to you. Thanks for your support!

[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.

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.

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 theconclusionthat 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