Cock A Leekie Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs fresh whole chickens
• 12 medium leeks, well washed and chopped to 3/4-inch lengths
• 4 ounces washed long grain rice
• 3 -4 medium sized carrots, peeled and grated
• salt and crushed black pepper

Recipe

• 1 put the chicken in a pot with enough water to more than cover.
• 2 add 6 leeks.
• 3 cover the pot and simmer gently for 1 hour or until the chicken is falling off the bone.
• 4 remove the chicken and reserve.
• 5 strain the stock into a fresh pot, add the rice and cook in a covered pot for 10 minutes.
• 6 add the grated carrots and the remainder of the chopped leeks and continue cooking for 20 minutes.
• 7 taste for intensity of flavour and, if necessary, reduce further to increase the taste.
• 8 season with salt and pepper.
• 9 chop a little of the reserved chicken and add to the finished soup.
• 10 note: the reserved chicken is sometimes served as a separate course with mealie or boiled potatoes and a very strong sauce or perhaps yellow mustard.