Put the chicken, the onion, carrot, celery, parsley, bay leaves and peppercorns and the water in a pot and bring to a boil. Skim off the foam that rises during the first 15 minutes with a spoon.
StovePot
2
Turn down and simmer gently 2.5–3 hours.
Stove
💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
3
Strain the stock.
Colander
For the Soup
4
Ahead of time, rinse the grains in a strainer.
Colander
5
Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the onion and garlic in it until browned.
StoveLarge pot
6
Add the carrot and fry 3 minutes.
Stove
💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
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Add the chicken, stock, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, salt and black pepper and bring to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer at a gentle bubble uncovered 20 minutes, until the chicken is cooked.
Stove
8
Remove the chicken from the pot, separate the meat from the skin and bones and cut into pieces.
KnifeCutting board
9
Add the grains to the pot and cook 20 minutes, until the grains is tender.
Stove
💡Noodles and grains cooked in the soup absorb its liquid and keep softening: add them only at the end, when the soup is ready.
10
Return the chicken meat to the pot. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
11
Ladle the hot soup into bowls, with the vegetables and the meat.
12
Sprinkle the chopped parsley on top.
506calories
42 gprotein
42 gcarbs
19 gfat
● protein 33%● carbs 34%● fat 34%
Per serving, servings (calculated for this version)
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Parsley: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 3.8 g · 36 kcal per 100 g · More about Parsley →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Large pot· Also works: Pot (Cook in two batches)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Colander· Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
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