Immune Boosting Chicken Soup

Submitted by Kiwi Kathy

"A nourishing soup that help[s the body with healing with these immune-boosting foods. Recipe courtesy of NicolaGalloway.com newsletter, July 2011. You can sustitute the Risoni for spagetit or rice noodles for a gluten free option."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 8 bowls
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 chicken carcass, free range
• 1 bulb of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
• 1 onion, large and sliced
• 1⁄2 cup risoni
• 3 carrots, grated
• 4 stalks celery, finely chopped
• parsley, sprig, chopped
• salt, Himilayan Crystal Rock Salt

directions

1. in a large saucepan cover the carcass with 8 cups of cold water. Add the garlic cloves and onion and bring to a boil. Gently simmer for 30 - 45 minutes.
2. Skim off any foam that forms on the surface with a spoon or small sieve. The bitter foam can boil back into the soup and taint the flavour.
3. Remove the carcass into a colander. Return the soup to the heat and add the pasta, vegetables and chopped parsley.
4. Simmer for 15 - 20 minutes until the pasta is cooked and the vegetables tender.
5. Adjust seasonong.
6. Meanwhile remove meat from the chicken carcass and add to the soup.