So, today, I woke up at 5:30 AM. So much for my God's alarm clock theory. Breakfast was a rare delight: cold pizza! After taking my shower, I got out my stock pot, the latest chicken carcass and the frozen chicken bones. I filled the stock pot until the bones were covered and seasoned with salt, fresh ground peeper and two bay leaves. I had it on high until my digital thermometer alarm went off at 180 degrees F. Then, I spent several hours making minute adjustments to the flame and lid on lid off, trying to keep it at 180, lol! I also skimmed the top every time I though about it.
While I was at it, I took the chili out of the fridge and put the Dutch oven on low for later. I put the kitchen multi-purpose towels Jake and Carla picked up for me yesterday in the washer.
I ate a bowl of chili and then another one for lunch. With some difficulty, I got the chiminea into the back room for the winter and got my winter bird feeding station set up again.
The towels, long since forgotten, were remembered and put in the dryer. At 4:00 PM, I thought I was ready for my aromats to be added to the broth, but discovered I have NO carrots! So, when it cools, I will take Jake's advice and seal the top with tin foil and put the pot into the garage to keep cool until I can pick some up tomorrow.
At 8:00 PM, the stock pot went into the garage and I put the chili back in the fridge after getting one more bowl. Watched TV, but turned in early at 10:00 PM.
El Capitan wrote: "fresh ground peeper"
ReplyDeleteP.J.! You grind your “peepers”? Sheesh! And you’ve accused me of being “harsh” at times… :)
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You DON'T grind your peepers? That's the only way to fully release their flavor!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I prefer to keep all “fully released” peepers at a distance, thank you. :)
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