Homemade Chicken Soup
Soup
Ingredients
1 chicken carcass ready to boil (if making stock)
white and dark chicken meat, finely diced
1 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic gloves, finely diced
1 container of mirepoix (celery, onion, carrots - finely diced)
1 can diced potatoes
1/2 tsp dried rosemary and thyme, crushed
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 box of chicken stock
1 chicken bouillion cube
2/3 cup of Israeli couscous
1/2 cup of frozen peas
Description
Homemade chicken soup
Directions
- Remove all chicken meat from carcass and dice finely, set aside
- Boil carcass in dutch oven covered with water 2-3 inches, light simmer for 1-4 hours
- In stock pot on medium heat, add olive oil, garlic, celery, carrots, onion, potatoes - do not brown
- Sweat until onions transparent
- Add thyme, rosemary, and turmeric for 30 seconds until fragrant
- Add broth & bring to boil
- Add bouillon cubes
- Stir in couscous, boil for 10 minutes
- Bring to medium low simmer
- Add chicken meat and frozen peas