The secret of chicken soup is to use raw chicken.
By all means, use a cooked chicken carcass to make stock but if you want to make healing chicken soup, start from scratch with raw chicken.
I used two legs from Abel and Cole high-welfare chickens.
Add a cut-up onion and carrots. Cover with water. If you use loads of water, it will dilute the soup. But just covering the chicken and veg with water will create the right concentrated amount.
Bring to the boil and simmer for about one and a half hours to two hours until the chicken is tender and falls away from the bone.
The next secret – imparted by my mother – is not to let the precious liquid boil away. So keep a lid on the pan. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Strain to drink the healing soup – this article explains why chicken soup has healing properties.
The beautifully-tender chicken and vegetables will make another meal.
It is simple to make, and will bring strength.
Real Food Lover 