GOURMET CHICKEN SOUP !

I never thought I'd be writing about chicken soup. Today was a cold, snowy winter day. The perfect type of day for the comfort of homemade chicken soup.Chicken soup has been subscribed to help heal the common cold dating back to the days of Ancient Egypt. It's even rumored that Mahatma Gandhi, who was a strict vegetarian would eat chicken soup,as even he recognized the healing powers in this tasty treat.
Chicken soup is an excellent comfort food especially on cold winter days like today.
The first thing I did was got the largest soup pot I could find. I had bought a big tray of fresh chicken thighs. Getting into the package was a little tough because the store had wrapped it with plastic wrap tighter than Joan Rivers face.

Then I placed six chicken thighs with skin on in pot. The other thighs from the package I froze. Put into the pot two chopped up celery stalks, two sliced organic carrots and one cut up onion. Seasoned with black pepper,garlic powder,Thyme and cilantro. Somewhere I read that a beef bullion cube adds something to the soup so in one went in place of any salt. I filled the pot a third full with water. Simmered it for two hours until the chicken and veggies were done. I strained the vegetables because I like a clearer broth. Put everything back in the pot and brought it back to a simmer. After a few more minutes I could easily remove the skins.The aroma of slow simmering chicken soup filled the entire house all day, and that was so much of a better smell than wet dog. Served over cooked white rice with freshly baked bisquits.
Oh and why is it titled "Gourmet Chicken Soup"? Because I made it that way!


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