Poached Chicken

Yield Makes 6 cups
Serves 8

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (about 4 pounds)

Chopped carrots, celery, and zucchini
2 teaspoons coarse salt

Directions

Place chicken, breast side down, vegetables, and salt in a large pot. Cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove chicken from pot, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Let chicken stand until cool enough to handle. Shred meat, and mix with reserved cooking liquid.

Cook's Note

Reserve the cooking liquid and simmer it with the chicken carcass for an hour to make a simple homemade chicken stock.

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