Asian-Flavored Chicken Stock
Ingredients
Preparation
To make a stock that is excellent for Asian noodle soups, add one or more of the following ingredients to your stock while it is simmering: 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, 4 ounces thinly sliced fresh ginger, 10 fresh cilantro stems, 10 whole Szechuan peppercorns, 10 whole coriander seeds, and 2 star anise. Or substitute 2 cups Japanese sake for the water.
Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.
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