How to make Chicken Noodle Soup
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Chicken noodle soup may not be a genuine American recipe but it goes in that category for me because I just can’t think of it as anything else. Genuine hodge podge is about right I think. Perhaps it’s a Jewish recipe, perhaps it’s an Eastern European recipe, who knows? Either way, I give credit to the people of the USA for this one. Accordingly, there are thousands of different ways to make this soup, but here is my own personal favorite. This is a really easy recipe, but it no five minute one. You need at least half a day to do this – but most of the time is spent not doing anything other than watching the pot simmer.
Don’t bother buying a young, expensive chicken for this, an older, fryer will do just fine.
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You will need:
Equipment:- A large stock pot with a lid
- A sharp knife
- A cutting board
- A bowl
- Patience
Ingredients:
- 1 Whole Fryer Chicken
- 4 cups of chicken stock
- 6 cups of water
- 5 cloves garlic
- 3 teaspoons salt
- 3 teaspoons ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 white onion, sliced
- 1/2 lb carrots, sliced
- ¼ lb celery, chopped
- 1/2 lb dried pasta (spaghetti, fettuccine, linguine or anything else in the cupboard)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- A handful of fresh herbs or sliced green onions( either parsley, thyme, oregano or basil) for garnish
Place the chicken in the stock pot and cover with 4 cups of water. Depending on the size of the pot, you may need to cut the chicken into pieces. No matter either way. If you need to add a little extra water to cover the chicken, that’s OK too. Boil the chicken for 3 hours, until the meat starts to come off the bone. Now, remove the chicken, strip all the meat off the bones and put in a bowl. Set aside. Return the carcass and cook for a further 2 hours, skimming any fat off the top. The water should have reduced by about ½ by now. Remove the carcass and throw away. Add 4 cups chicken stock to the pot. Shred the chicken pieces and add. ( I never used to add chicken stock, but I am finding many chickens nowadays have very little flavor in the carcass.) Add the salt, pepper, paprika and vegetables. Cook for another hour. Bring back to a rolling boil, break up the pasta and throw in for the last ten minutes of cooking. You can add rice instead if you prefer at this point, just add it a little sooner. Beat the eggs in another bowl and add to the soup just before the cooking is done. Serve hot with fresh chopped herbs scattered over and fresh hot bread on the side.
There are no hard and fast rules for this. If your family likes mushrooms and hates celery, don’t add the celery, just throw in some fried mushrooms towards the end of the cooking time.
And little did I know, there’s a silly song and dance made for this recipe, so here it is.
Bon Apetit!
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my recipe may differ but i think I'll give this one a try.
Thank you. I hope you enjoy this version. there must be more chicken soup recipes than BBQ recipes :)
Looks tasty. Just wondering that boiling the chicken for 3 hours might be a little long but then I may be wrong as I have not tried this particular recipie.
You can't really over cook it. I like to cook it to the point where the meat just falls off. Try it and see :D Let me know what you think after you have tried it.
I absolutely love chicken soup of any kind. I make it whenever I can. Don't use a recipe as such. Just wing it with what I have on hand. I like to add a beef marrow bone to the stock to add flavor.
Sounds wonderful. I love a dinner of soup, salad and crusty bread. This sounds perfect.
SO HOW DO YOU BOIL, THE CHICKEN DO YOU FIRST BUY IT RAW AND BOIL IT.? I DONT GET IT BUT THE SOUP LOOK AWESOME!! TO GOOD TO BE TRUE.!
Yes. A raw chicken. You can use a cooked one if you wish, but raw is the best. The soup looks different according to whatever noodles you add :)
OK SIR SO DO WHAT CHICKEN SHOULD I GET,?
CHICKEN BREAST? OR WAT DO U ADVISE? AND CAN U KINDA DETAIL ME THE BEST WAY TO GET IT READY FOR EXAMPLE (TO BOIL IT?)
A whole chicken. No preparation needed. I suggest you get one with no feathers though. lol
Seriously - an entire chicken, dressed and prepared as you would see in any shop. Cheap is OK, you do not need an expensive chicken for this. If you can afford and find a free range chicken, that will have a better flavor, but they are very expensive now.
Then you need a big pot to be able to cover the chicken with water. You might need to cut the chicken into smaller pieces, but it doesn't matter hpw you do this. Boil away.
Let me know how you got on :)
OK HOW MUCH DO I FIRST BOIL WATER? THEN PUT IN.? OR SAME TIME? AND FOR HOW LONG SHOULD IT STAY IN THERE FOR?? LOL SORRY FOR ALL THE QUESTIONS I JUST WANT IT TO BE PERFECT...... :)
THANKS SIR.
IM SORRY FOR HOW LONG DO I BOIL IT FOR***
About 3 hours on a low boil the first time, then another 2 after removing the meat. As it says in the recipe :) There is a printer-friendly version here if that helps:
http://recipes.markpknowles.com/index.php/Recipes/
Looks and sounds wonderful! Thanks for the recipe
Chicken soup is not this quick and down and dirty type of food
It should be made slowly and with all the Love You can give it
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I was a Navy Cook for 4 years and 14 years after that worked with food
Back then there was no money in cooking You just got hot and drank beer to cool off
There is no money on cooking now is there? My Gnandad was a cook in the 8th army during WWII :)
















Angela Harris says:
2 years ago
Oh my gosh, the photo looks good enough to eat. I'm going to try this homemade soup recipe. It sounds delicious. It's starting to get cold here, so I'll be making lots of soups. Thanks!