Chicken Soup

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Total Time:
4 hr 30 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
4 hr 0 min
Yield:
10 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 3 (5-pound) roasting chickens
  • 3 large yellow onions, unpeeled and quartered
  • 6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
  • 4 stalks celery with leaves, cut into thirds
  • 4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in half (optional)
  • 20 sprigs fresh parsley
  • 15 sprigs fresh thyme
  • 20 sprigs fresh dill
  • 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise
  • 2 tablespoons kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns

To serve:

  • 4 cups 1/4-inch-diced carrots
  • 4 cups 1/4-inch-diced celery
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh dill
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley
  • Matzo Balls, (see recipe)

Directions

Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, and seasonings in a 16- to 20-quart stockpot. Add 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour. Remove 2 of the chickens and allow to cool slightly. Remove the breast meat from both chickens and set aside. Return the remaining chicken and carcasses to the pot and continue simmering, uncovered, for 3 more hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander and chill. Remove the surface fat, then reheat the stock as follows, or pack in containers and freeze.

To serve the soup, return the stock to the pot and reheat, adding the diced carrots, celery, dill, and parsley. Shred the reserved chicken breast meat into large pieces and add to the stock. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes to cook the vegetables and reheat the chicken. Season, to taste, and serve as is, or ladle each serving over 2 warm Matzo Balls.

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  • on March 25, 2013

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    Oh, the expectation was so great. It had way too much dill; I Googled what a "sprig of dill" should look like - the recipe said 20 sprigs, and my package only contained 10 [.66 0z] It was all I could smell while it was cooking, and the taste was mainly dill, although the broth was rich and dark. I will try again with a more modest amount of dill!

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  • on March 09, 2013

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    Rich, delicious, and without a doubt, the best tasting chicken stock I have ever cooked with. Thank you for the recipe!!

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  • on February 01, 2013

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    I spent an entire afternoon preparing and cooking and a good dollar portion of my grocery list making this soup for a few friends who were under the weather. I followed the directions to a "T" but my husband and I had it for dinner and both decided it was a bust. We threw it out and are scrambling to make another soup for our friends.

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