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    Home » Recipes » All Recipes » Gluten Free » Thai-Style Chicken Stock น้ําสต๊อกไก่

    Thai-Style Chicken Stock น้ําสต๊อกไก่

    Published: Apr 14, 2017 · Modified: Dec 7, 2020 by Pailin Chongchitnant · This post may contain affiliate links

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    The importance of a good stock cannot be overstated, especially when making a soup, stew, or sauces. I am so passionate about this I even wrote about it in my cookbook. And considering how easy it is (almost no effort, it just takes some time!) there should be no reason why you shouldn't! And when cooking Asian food there is an even bigger reason why you should make your own, and that is because Western style store-bought stock may have a flavour that doesn't work as well with that dish.

    Storage tip: Trust me, make a bunch, freeze them in bags (in small amounts for convenient thawing), and you'll be glad you did! When freezing I like to divide it into no larger than 2-cup portions and put them into the medium size freezer bags. Lay them flat to freeze so you get a thin disk that is quick to thaw. Make sure to label the bag so you don't forget what it is!

    When thawing, SOMETIMES the freezer bag may have a little hole in it especially if it's been in the freezer for a while, rubbing up against other frozen stuff, so make sure to place the stock bag inside a bowl or a pot to thaw, so if it does leak, the stock is still contained! And you can refreeze any stock you don't end up using without any problems.

    Here are some recipes you can use this chicken stock for:

    • Tom Ka Gai - Coconut Galangal Chicken Soup
    • Tom Yum Chicken Soup
    • Green chicken curry
    • Red chicken curry with kabocha squash
    • You can also do a search for "chicken stock" on the site and all relevant recipes will show up!

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    Thai-Style Chicken Stock น้ําสต๊อกไก่

    ★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
    • Author: Pailin Chongchitnant
    • Yield: Makes about 6 cups
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    Ingredients

    • 2 lb chicken bones, remove any big chunks of fat you can see
    • 3 L water
    • 5 cloves garlic, smashed
    • 4 inch section daikon, peeled, or use 1 onion instead (or use both like I did!)
    • 2-3 cilantro roots, or about 8 stems
    • ¼ tsp white peppercorns, crushed just until broken
    • 2 stalks of lemongrass, top half only, cut into chunks (optional, only if you’ve got some handy)

    Note: When peeling daikon, peel a few layers off until the colour turns from bright, opaque white to a bit darker, more translucent white. I find the outer layer of the daikon a bit bitter. 

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    Instructions

    Add bones to a big pot and cover with the water. Bring to a simmer over high heat, then once bubbling, reduce the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Simmer bones for about 45 minutes.

    Skim off scum, foam and fat that has floated to the top.

    Add all the remaining ingredients then simmer for another hour.

    Fish out all the bones and aromatics with a wire skimmer or strain the stock through a colander. The stock is now ready to use!

    Tip: Waste not! There is often a lot of meat left on chicken bones, so if you want, you can pull off the meat from the bones after removing them from the stock, and you can throw it into soups, chili, stir-fries, fried rice...anything! The meat will be rather bland so make sure you add it to something that will have a lot of flavourful sauce added to it.

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    1. Doug

      September 06, 2022 at 6:40 pm

      Hi, I’m curious as to the lack of salt. Is the idea to keep it blander to be less intrusive?

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      • Pailin Chongchitnant

        September 08, 2022 at 1:19 pm

        This chicken stock recipe is intended to be an ingredient for using in other dishes, not to be consumed as is. I don't add salt because that would interfere with the recipe that I'll be using it in, which might call for fish sauce, soy sauce, or any number of other salty ingredients. But if you're going to drink the chicken stock as is, please do season it with salt/soy sauce/fish sauce or any other salty ingredients!

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        • Lyle

          November 20, 2022 at 10:14 am

          Greetings, we use this recipe exclusively for your chicken noodle soup and freeze it in single meal portions. Is it ok to add the fish sauce, sugar and soy sauce with the other aromatics? Or will it affect those flavor, should those things only be added when preparing the soup?

          ★★★★★

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    2. Amy

      July 25, 2022 at 4:44 pm

      I have been enjoying your content so much, Pai (and Adam)! It has inspired me to try cooking Thai food at home myself (I found it pretty intimidating in the past). I have learned so much, and I am grateful to you!

      I was wondering if you could give any more specificity on the amount of Daikon I need for the stock? I went to the Asian market in my town, and they had daikon, and I knew I only needed a bit, and there were huge ones, but I got one that's about the size of a cucumber in circumference and length. Do I still only need 4 inches, or would I need more? I'm assuming yours was fatter than mine, so 4 inches of yours would be more than 4 inches of mine? Any help is much appreciated. I've never made eastern style stock before (or any stock actually, so this will be a first) and I'm kind of nervous. Also, (I know this is unrelated to the stock, so please forgive me for putting it here. I just imagine it's easier for you to respond to one message, rather than two on two separate pages), I am quite intimidated by shrimp paste. Is it going to make my dish taste like shrimp (or krill technically)? Or will it just make things super savory/umami? I'm not a big seafood fan, so I don't want all my curry to taste like the sea, but if it's just making it umami (as I assume fish sauce does, I haven't used it yet either) that's ok. Would you recommend I omit the shrimp paste if I want to avoid a seafood flavor, or will it be ok? Thanks so much again, ~Amy <3

      ★★★★★

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      • Adam from HTK

        July 26, 2022 at 8:22 am

        Hi Amy, and thanks!! 🙂 She's in Thailand at the moment so it might take a little while for her to get back to you, but I've let her know about your questions 🙂 Cheers and have fun! Adam

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      • Pailin Chongchitnant

        August 06, 2022 at 1:51 pm

        Hi Amy! Thanks for watching! Re: the daikon, your daikon sounds unusually skinny, so I'd use 8 inches of it. However, with stocks, the amount of veg does not need to be precise at all, so going forward don't worry about amounts of anything. I give amounts just to provide a guideline. People in restaurants often use the stock pot as a place to put odds and ends of vegetables they have on hand! Shrimp paste in curry will not make it taste shrimpy, it's a small amount that will add umami, so it's fine to use it!

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    3. Sean

      January 02, 2022 at 4:29 pm

      Hi Pai, could I add some kaffir lime leaves to the stock (if I can find them)? If yes, how many leaves would you add? Also, what about any additional spices, such as star anise? Thank you!

      ★★★★★

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      • Pailin Chongchitnant

        January 08, 2022 at 12:46 pm

        Hi Sean, you can add any herbs or spices you want in theory, but since this is a basic stock to be used in various dishes, I tend to keep it mild to keep its versatility. I don't necessarily want everything that I add this stock to to have kaffir lime flavour or star anise flavour, so I wouldn't put those in...but if you have a favourite flavour you want in everything, then by all means!

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    4. Yenni

      September 26, 2021 at 1:39 am

      Really good chicken stock recipe. Its really versatile. I keep a batch in my freezer and its my go to stock recipe. Weekday dinner is sorted by just defrosting the stock, put any kind of noodle, protein and vege and voila dinner is served. Thank you Pai Lin. I love your great work. Keep it up.

      ★★★★★

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