Chicken stew is a hearty and comforting meal on a chilly day. As a first step to making this dish, you must boil a whole chicken to cook the meat and loosen it from the bone. Then you must shred the meat for your stew.
Instructions
1. Place the whole chicken in a large pot of water and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to simmer. Cook the chicken for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
2. Remove the chicken from the pot and place it on a cutting board. Reserve the liquid. Let the chicken cool until you can handle it with your fingers.
3. Pull the legs and wings from the chicken. Remove the skin. Slide your fingers down the chicken bone and remove the meat from the bone. Remove any blood vessels and cartilage as your tear off the meat. Discard the bones and other unwanted items.
4. Slice the one side of the chicken with a sharp chef's knife. Cut with the curve of the carcass to remove the breast from the body. Remove the other chicken breast.
5. Cut the breasts into chunks with the chef's knife. Use two forks to further shred the chicken for a finer consistency.
6. Turn the chicken over. Remove the skin and other excess parts. Pull the chicken the carcass with your hands. Use a knife to loosen stubborn pieces of meat.
7. Shred the meat in the same manner as the breasts. Cut the wing and leg meat into finer pieces.
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