Down With The Sickness

It got me.  The flu bug got me.  Call me a waaambulance.  I'm a firm believer in chicken soup as the cold/flu season cure all. 

So, I made some.

Note: I didn't add any noodles, dumplings, or whatever carb people like in their soup. This is because I wanted to keep this gluten free just in case my dear friends Ryan and Katie come down with sickness as well. 

Ok, back to the task at hand.

The hardware:

1 medium onion

4 celery stalks

3 carrots

2 parsnips 

Fresh dill*

Fresh parsley*

Bone-in, skin-on chicken**

Salt

Pepper

Water or chicken stock

I'm not listing measurements because it's soup and an exact amount of anything in soup is superfluous.

*you could use dried but I prefer fresh 

**I used "pick of the chick", which is 2 breasts, 2 thighs, 2 legs

Anyway,

Chop the vegetables

In a large pot add all the chicken, and some peppercorns(or not, it's soup) and cover with enough water to cover the chicken plus 1-2" 

Cook the chicken, then remove from the water, let it cool in a bowl. 

Oh so pretty...

Add the chopped vegetables to the cooking water

There are carrots in there, I promise. 

Remove the chicken from the bones

The chicken isn't cooked all the way through, I was being impatient.

Put the chicken in the pot with the vegetables

Throw in some pepper and salt

I added another 3 cups of chicken stock from the freezer, because I like a lot of broth. 

Continue to simmer until the vegetables and chicken are cooked

Chop the herbs

This is like 1/4 cup of chopped parsley and dill

Add it to the pot

Ahhhh I feel better already.

Stir in the herbs, taste for seasoning, add additional seasoning if needed. 

Pop in some Ninja Turtles and enjoy your soup

Hey, they don't call it "Jewish Penicillin" for no reason.