Right! I can't make chicken soup.

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[Spoon]

1. Put carcass in big pot of water
2. Simmer for an hour or 2
3. Strain out the bones
4. That's chicken stock, that is. Make soup with it tomorrow.

 

[dan_bo]

Don't forget the pearl barley. pearl barley IS chicken soup.

 

[Baggy]

Chicken Stock

chicken carcass left over from roast dinner
1 large onion
2 or 3 carrots
pinch of mixed dried herbs

Add enough water to cover the chicken and boil everything for anything from 1/2 - 1hour then strain (the longer it's boiled, the more concentrated the flavour).

Chicken Soup

Chicken stock
Left over/cooked chicken
Leeks
Handful of Pearl Barley
Carrots
Potatoes
Garlic
Black Pepper

Fry 2 or 3 chopped leeks in olive oil and a little crushed garlic until starting to soften, then add 2 or 3 cubed carrots - again allow to cook 3-5 mins, add pearl barley and fry gently for a few minutes, add in any left over bits of chicken and veg from the Sunday roast, as much chicken stock as required and bring to the boil. Add 3 or 4 peeled and chopped potatoes and seasoning and simmer for about 30 mins.

Remove a bit of the soup, blend it (I like some chunks in my soup - you could blend the lot if you wanted) return to pot and serve warm.

A dash of cream added in at the blending stage is nice

 

[Noodley]

Throw carcass in bin.
Go to shop.
Buy tin of chicken soup..you know the rest.

 

[dan_bo]

nah.

stock.

onions/leeks/cazzers/spuds/salt/pepper.

cook 1 hour.

barley in 30 mins before serving.

done.

 

[Baggy]

If you combine my recipe with dan-bo's you'll get something edible

 

[wafflycat]

Don't forget the pearl barley. pearl barley IS chicken soup.

The only thing pearl barley is good for is feeding my hens!

Pearl barley = bleccch...

 

[dan_bo]

ooh nutty pearls of barley mmmmmmmmMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmm

 

[dan_bo]

Is that why chicken tastes good?

 

[fossyant]

Blooming 'ek - some Jamie's on ere then !!!!

Can do Tomato Soup, veggie soup and a wicked Xmas dinner soup......

 

[Baggy]

Blooming 'ek - some Jamie's on ere then !!!!

My recipe book is thick, but also has a thick coating of dust on it as Chuffy is a very good cook and I'm a lazy Bag