This boiled chicken recipe is a wonderful basic recipe for many uses. Boiled chicken meat is called for in many other recipes.
Ingredients
- whole chicken: 1 piece (3 pound)
- onion, halved - unpeeled: 1 piece
- carrots, cut into chunks - unpeeled: 3 piece
- stalks celery, cut into chunks: 2 piece
- whole peppercorns: 1 Tbsp
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place chicken in a large pot with onion, carrots, celery, and peppercorns; add water to cover by 1 inch. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Cover the pot and bring to a boil; reduce heat to a gentle boil and cook until meat falls off the bone, about 90 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Remove chicken from the pot and let sit until cool enough to handle. Shred or chop meat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
