Chicken And Leek Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 medium sized leeks, well washed and chopped to 3/4-inch lengths
• 3 medium sized carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 stick celery, washed and coarsely chopped
• 1 fresh whole chicken (2-3 lbs)
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• crushed black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a large stock or soup pan. add all the vegetables and brown over a medium-high heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• 2 add the chicken to the pot and enough water to more than cover. add the bay leaf. add 6 leek.
• 3 cover the pot and simmer gently for 1- 1 ½ hours or until the chicken is falling off the bone remove the chicken and reserve.
• 4 continue cooking the broth for 20 minutes to intensify the flavour. season with salt and pepper.
• 5 shred some of the reserved chicken meat and add to the finished soup.
• 6 note: the reserved chicken can also be served as a separate course with boiled potatoes and other fresh vegetables.