Winter has arrived, the temperature is dropping, jumpers are on and winter bugs are out... so here is a recipe you will want this winter!!! Super healthy and great to boost those immune systems!!
Mel's Chicken Soup!
Im not the worlds best cook... but my friend Mel might be... and she taught me how to cook this soup.
Dice up and sauté in a big pot with a drizzle of olive oil for 20-25mins on med to high heat, keep stirring every minute or so.
4 cloves of Garlic
2 Onions
2 Carrots
8 Celery sticks
1 Sweet potato
1 Turnip
1 Parsnip
2 Potatoes
(and any other veggies that need to be used in the fridge - zucchini, cauliflower, mushrooms etc)
Add 2 cups of Chicken Consume and simmer.
While thats simmering, pull all the chicken off a already cooked and hot barbecued chicken (either cook one or buy a hot cooked chook from your grocery store, which is what I have done)
Dice all the meat and set aside in a bowl.
Put all the bones, skin, grissel and half of the stuffing of the chook in a saucepan with about 4 cups of water and put it on the boil. Boil for 20-40 minutes.
Using a sift, pour the saucepan ingredients into the soup (the sift catching the carcus and all bones, grissel and skin so only the juice goes into the soup)
Add the other half of the stuffing to the soup (it gives great flavour and will dissolve into the soup ... give it a good mix while still simmering.
Add a carton of chicken stock to the soup and a hand full of soup pasta, bring to the boil.
Add the chicken meat and simmer for another hour with lid on your pot. Stir occasionally.
Serve hot, with a slice of fresh bread! - Yummy!
Enjoy!
