Ingredients

6 pounds chicken carcasses, necks, wings

2 carrots (5 ounces) sliced

1/2 large yellow onion ( 6 ounces) diced

1/2 stalk celery (2 ounces), sliced.

6 quarts cold water

4 sprigs flat leaf parsley

small bunch of tyme

a few dried porcini mushrooms

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400.

Break up bones and cut into sectios with a cleaver. Place chicken pieces in a roasting pan in one layer without crowding. After 30 minutes, turn chicken and add veggies to the roasting pan. Continue roasting for an additional 30-45 minutes.

Transfer the chicken and veggies to a tall stainless stock pot. Add the water and over medium heat bring mixture to a simmer. Skim the of fat and scum for first 30 minutes. When broth is clear add parsley, tyme, and dried mushrooms.

Gently simmer for an additional 2 hours.

Strain through a fine sieve