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**EliteFranceska** · 08-12-2012, 11:46 PM

I made my own stock this weekend using a roasting hen and water and big hunks of onions, ets. I put it in the fridge overnight and scraped the fat off. The remaining is still like jello. Am I supposed to add water to make it broth? I'm worried that if it wiggles like jello = fat. I'm loading for round two right now and want to be ready.

If it gelatinous, that means it actually has lots of yummy nutrients and gelatin and collagen - all of which will be helpful for your skin tightening from losing weight! Chicken stock made from bones (bone broth- http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.c...ock-that-gels/ is a great info video!) is incredibly healthy for you and is supposed to gel like that. So don't worry! Most people who make homemade bone broth actually use chicken feet in their stock too, because they are a great source of gelatin.

If my stocks don't gel, I add unflavored beef gelatin to them so they will. When you heat up the stock, it will become liquid again!

And while I would love a nice cup of chicken stock daily, the few times I've made soup while on P2 (using my homemade stock), I've either stalled or gained the next day! So I only use it sparingly, to cook the chicken in or re-heat it in to stay moist.

08-12-2012, 11:46 PM	#16
EliteFranceska Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 463 Senior Member	I made my own stock this weekend using a roasting hen and water and big hunks of onions, ets. I put it in the fridge overnight and scraped the fat off. The remaining is still like jello. Am I supposed to add water to make it broth? I'm worried that if it wiggles like jello = fat. I'm loading for round two right now and want to be ready. If it gelatinous, that means it actually has lots of yummy nutrients and gelatin and collagen - all of which will be helpful for your skin tightening from losing weight! Chicken stock made from bones (bone broth- http://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.c...ock-that-gels/ is a great info video!) is incredibly healthy for you and is supposed to gel like that. So don't worry! Most people who make homemade bone broth actually use chicken feet in their stock too, because they are a great source of gelatin. If my stocks don't gel, I add unflavored beef gelatin to them so they will. When you heat up the stock, it will become liquid again! And while I would love a nice cup of chicken stock daily, the few times I've made soup while on P2 (using my homemade stock), I've either stalled or gained the next day! So I only use it sparingly, to cook the chicken in or re-heat it in to stay moist.
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