Chicken Soup

Chicken Soup

Course Soup
Author Family Favorite

Ingredients

  • 1 soup chicken quartered, 5 to 6 lbs
  • 4 quarts water
  • 6 carrots cleaned and cut
  • 5 stalks celerywith leaves cut in large pieces
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 parsley root optional
  • 1 tbs salt

Instructions

  • Bring water to boil.  Add all ingredients. Cook until chicken is tender, about 1 to 2 hours.
  • Remove chicken and vegetables and strain soup, if desired.
  • Use chhicken for other purposes or shred and return to soup.
  • Rinse vegetables, if necessary, and return to soup.
  • Freeze so that fat rises to top.  Remove fat by scraping off.
  • Before serving, heat to boiling and add matzoh balls.  To make matzoh balls use recipe on box of matzoh meal.