Lazy ass winter warmer chicken soup – for when it’s cold, you’ve got some root vegetables on the turn, are feeling a bit under the weather and just need to give yourself some TLC.
Take:
- 2 chicken thigh and leg portions
- 1 medium white onion, chopped
- 2 medium carrots, diced
- 2 medium potatoes, diced
- ¾ cup farmhouse soup mix (split peas, beans, lentils, barley etc.)
- 3 bay leaves
- ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
- ¼ teaspoon each ground coriander & mustard seed
- Oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 litre hot water
Do:
- Fry off the chicken pieces in a little oil till golden. Set aside.
- Sweat the onion in the oil & chicken juices till glassy. Add the bay leaf and other flavourings, the carrot and the potato. Cover with the water and return the chicken to the pot.
- Bring soup to high simmer, then add the grain mix and continue to simmer vigorously for 5-10 minutes. Remove the chicken pieces using tongs, lower the heat and partially cover the pot.
- Strip the chicken meat off the bones and dice it, then return everything back to the pot and add the parsley. Adjust seasoning and continue to simmer gently for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Eat.
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