HOMEMADE CHICKEN SOUP
Chicken soup is a comforting soup to enjoy with the cooler weather and is actually quite easy to make from scratch it just needs a little bit of time and a big pot!
Here's how - there are no exact measurements or quantities just whatever is your personal preference.
INGREDIENTS
1 -2 whole chickens
Onion
Carrot
Celery
Garlic
Bay leaves
Parsley
Thyme
Any other vegetable you like
Salt and pepper
Other optional ingredients include: lemon zest; ginger; turmeric; chilli
METHOD
In a large stock pot place a whole chicken and cover with water, season with a little salt, bring to a rolling boil and then lower heat to low to medium and simmer for about 2 hours. The chicken should be tender and falling off the bone.
Remove the chicken with tongs and allow to cool. Leaving the water in the stock pot, while chicken cools skim off any excess fat from the water in the stock pot.
Shred the meat from the chicken with a fork and return to stock pot, pop the leg bones back into the broth for flavour, discard the unused parts of the chicken carcass.
Next add your selection of vegetables to pot - chopped onion, a few carrots chopped in chunks a couple of stalks of celery chopped and a few cloves of minced garlic, add a bay leaf and some chopped parsley and thyme, salt and pepper to taste. (You can use whatever takes your fancy try asian greens and some ginger and lemon for a different taste). Add extra water if needed to cover all vegetables.
Put a lid on the pot and bring to boil once again and then turn heat to low and simmer for a couple more hours, stirring occasionally. Take out the bones and bay leaf and serve up and enjoy.
Homemade Chicken Soup
