Chicken Soup
This soup based is versitle and can provide a soothing warmth anytime somebody needs to be comforted. It's pure and simple to prepare. To extend it even further, add noodles for chicken noodle soup, dumplings to make chicken soup with dumplings, or matzo balls for matzo ball soup.
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Servings: 8
Equipment
- Large 10 quart pot
- Large pot or bowl
- Colander and coffee filter or cheese cloth
- Medium bowl
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 4½ lb Whole chicken, cut up or chicken thighs and/or legs
- 12 cups Water
- 8 stalks Celery, half chopped, half thinly sliced on the diagonal. Reserve leaves for garnish.
- 2 large Carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 heads Garlic, unpeeled and halved crosswise
- 2 large Yellow onion, unpeeled and quartered
- 2 Bay leaves
- 10 Black peppercorns
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½ cup Fresh parsley leaves
- ½ cup Dill, bottom stalks removed and chopped
Instructions
- Combine chicken, onion, garlic, carrot, and chopped celery in a large pot. Cover with 12 cups of water and season with salt. Bring to a boil and quickly reduce heat to low and gently simmer until the broth is flavorful, between 1½ and 2 hours.
- Using tongs, remove chicken pieces to a cutting board, leaving any loose skin and bones in the pot. Separate meat from bones to either add back to the soup later or refrigerate and save for another use.
- Strain broth through a colander or large wire mesh strainer into a bowl. Discard everything in the stainer. Rinse out pot. Place strainer over the pot and line strainer with a coffee filter or cheesecloth. Pour the broth in the bowl back into the pot through the coffee filter-lined strainer. Season completely with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with sliced celery and top with dill, celery leaves, and black pepper, Soup can be refrigerated overnight and warmed up before adding the sliced celery and garnish.
Notes
- Soup can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Reheat on the stovetop, add celery and garnish to hot soup before serving.
- Strained broth can be used for chicken stock in any recipes.
Nutrition
Calories: 293kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 152mg | Potassium: 470mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3677IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 2mg