Grandma's Chicken Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1		Chicken - (3 1/2 to 4 lbs) - cut up
3		Cold water
2		Onions - peeled, quartered (medium)
2		Carrots - peeled, and
		Cut into thirds
1		Celery rib - cut into thirds
3		Garlic cloves - mashed
3		Fresh parsley sprigs
8		Peppercorns - (to 10)
3		Whole cloves
1		Bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Dried thyme
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter or margarine
2 tablespoons	30ml	Carrots - peeled, diced (medium)
2 tablespoons	30ml	Celery ribs - diced (medium)

Recipe Instructions

Combine chicken and water in a large stockpot or Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1 hour, occasionally skimming foam and fat off surface.

Add the chunks of onions, carrots and celery, garlic, parsley, peppercorns, cloves, bay leaf and thyme. Simmer 2 hours more.

Remove chicken with a slotted spoon. When cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones and return them to stockpot. Shred meat and set aside. Simmer broth 1 hour; strain through a fine sieve; discard solids and skim off fat.

Melt butter in a small skillet over medium heat. Add diced carrots and celery and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add to broth with shredded chicken.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Susan Wolfe on the http://www.eclix.net Food BB

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