A recipe calls for homemade stock, but you don’t have all day to boil the bones of a flightless fowl. What’s a cook to do? Make some in a hurry. Fortunately it’s easy and takes only an hour or two. Best of all you can snack on some boiled chicken when you are done.

Ready

• 4 chicken thighs, I recommend air-chilled
• 6-8 cups water
• A few pinches of salt

Set

• Large pot

Go

1. Pour the water into a pot, add the chicken and bring to a boil.
2. Reduce heat to medium. Cover and simmer at a low boil for at least one hour.
3. Add a few pinches of salt to bring out the flavor.