Cure A Cold Chicken Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (3 lb) chicken (may be used whole or cut up)
• 2 quarts cold water
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 potatoes, cut into about 1 inch chunks
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill

Recipe

• 1 in a soup pot place the chicken and cover with cold water about two inches from the top of the chicken.
• 2 bring to a simmer-- skim the foam off of the top-- this will take about 10 minutes.
• 3 when the foam stops coming to the top-- add the carrots, celery, onion, garlic, poultry seasoning, salt peppercorns and ground pepper and bay leaves.
• 4 simmer for about 45 minutes.
• 5 add the remaining ingredients and simmer another 20 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender.
• 6 taste soup and adjust seasonings to your taste.
• 7 remove the chicken pieces to a platter and let cool enough to handle--take the meat off the bones and put the chicken meat back into the soup pot.
• 8 enjoy and your cold will go away sooner.