Chicken Soup Recipe

The Best Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, approx. 3-4 pounds, preferably organic and free-range
1 Tb. butter
1 Tb. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 carrots, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 parsnips, chopped
4-8 cups kale, cleaned and shredded
Himalayan or sea salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat olive oil and butter in a large soup pot. Place chicken in the pot and allow to sear on each sides. Add a little water if necessary to prevent burning. Add chopped onion and cook for several minutes, moving the chicken, again adding a little water to prevent burning.

Add the rest of the vegetables, and then add enough water to cover the chicken. Bring to a boil, skim any foam that rises to the top, then reduce heat to a simmer. Cook for 50 minutes-1 hour.

Turn off heat and add the kale. Let cool, taste the broth, then season with salt and pepper. When chicken is cool enough, remove it from the pot. Remove meat from chicken bones and store in the refrigerator to add back into servings of soup and for other recipes like sesame chicken salad. Store picked over chicken bones in the freezer for making stock.

Serving suggestions:

Mix some miso or coconut milk into a serving of soup for a health-enhancing treat. You could also add some raw cream or creme fraiche before serving. Kimchee also makes a great addition mixed in to this soup.