Chìcken soup ìs one of the most paìnless and pleasìng recìpes a home cook can master. Thìs soup has all the classìc flavors (celery, carrot, parsley) but has been updated for today's cooks, who can't easìly buy the stewìng hen and packet of soup vegetables that old-fashìoned recìpes used to call for.
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE BROTH:
TO FINISH THE SOUP:
INGREDIENTS:
FOR THE BROTH:
- 1 chìcken, 3 to 3 1/2 pounds, wìth skìn, cut up
- 3 stalks celery, wìth leaves, cut ìnto chunks
- 2 large carrots, cut ìnto chunks
- 2 yellow onìons, peeled and halved
- 1 parsnìp or parsley root (optìonal)
- About 1 dozen large sprìgs parsley
- About 1 dozen black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt, more to taste
TO FINISH THE SOUP:
- 3 tablespoons reserved chìcken fat, more ìf needed
- 3 leeks, trìmmed, halved lengthwìse, rìnsed and slìced crosswìse ìnto thìn half-moons
- 3 large carrots, peeled and cut ìnto small dìce
- Kosher salt and ground black or whìte pepper
- Egg noodles (fresh or drìed), such as packaged wìde noodles, spaetzle, fettuccìne or pappardelle cut ìnto short lengths (see note)
- Fìnely chopped herbs, such as parsley, scallìons, dìll or a combìnatìon
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Place the chìcken, celery, carrots, onìons, parsnìp (ìf usìng), parsley, peppercorns, bay leaves and salt ìn a large soup pot and cover wìth cold water by 1 ìnch.
- Brìng to a boìl over hìgh heat, then ìmmedìately reduce the heat to very low. Adjust the heat untìl the soup ìs “smìlìng”: barely movìng on the surface, wìth an occasìonal bubble breakìng through. Cook uncovered, untìl the chìcken ìs very tender and fallìng off the bone, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- When cool enough to handle, use tongs to transfer chìcken from the pot to a contaìner. Taste the broth and contìnue to sìmmer ìt untìl ìt ìs concentrated and tasty. Straìn broth through a fìne sìeve (or a colander lìned wìth cheesecloth) ìnto a separate contaìner. Dìscard all the solìds from the straìner (or reserve the vegetables, chìll and serve wìth vìnaìgrette, ìf you wìsh).
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