Instant Pot Chicken Broth

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Photo: Clive Streeter
Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 40 mins
Yield:
Makes 2 1/2 quarts

Keep this simple recipe for chicken broth on hand, and have a nourishing base for soups and sauces ready in (almost) an instant.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chicken wings or chicken parts (such as backbones, necks, wing tips)

  • 2 carrots, cut into thirds

  • 2 stalks celery, cut into thirds

  • 1 onion, skin on and quartered

  • 6 sprigs flat leaf parsley

  • 1 bay leaf

  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt

Directions

  1. Combine chicken, carrots, celery, onion, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, and salt in a 6-quart Instant Pot. Add 10 cups water and bring to a simmer on "Sauté" set to high; skim foam from surface.

  2. Secure lid and switch to "Pressure Cook" setting; adjust pressure to high and set timer for 45 minutes. Once cycle is complete, quick-release pressure manually. Once the steam has been released, carefully remove lid and let cool slightly.

  3. Strain broth through a fine-mesh sieve (discard solids); skim rendered fat from surface with a spoon and let cool to room temperature. Broth can be refrigerated up to 3 days or frozen up to 3 months.

Cook's Notes

An easy way to skim the fat from the chicken broth in step 3 is to refrigerate the broth overnight; the fat will float to the top and solidify, making it easy to take off with a spoon.

Originally appeared: Martha Stewart Living, September 2019

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