Croatian Chicken Soup

This is very simple soup, traditional Sunday lunch starter in Croatian families. It must be cooked on very low fire for 3 to 4 hours. My recommendation is to use old chicken – the one which is too hard to grill or fry. You can also do it with turkey.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 6 portions

Ingredients

• 600  g chicken
• 60  g chicken livers
• 20  g chicken (hearts)
• 20  g chicken (stomach)
• 200  g carrots
• 100  g tomatoes (or one whole tomato)
• 150  g onions
• 100  g  parsley roots
• 50  g celery root
• 10  g kale (leaf)
• 10  g salt
• 10  g black pepper (whole berries)
• 3  liters water (cold)

Directions

1. Put cold water in a pot (appropriate large pot). If you want better soup put chicken in cold water, if you want better chicken meat put it in hot water.
2. Rind carrots, onion, parsley, celery and put all other ingredients into water. Boil and after it boils reduce heat and cook for 3 to 4 hours.
3. Filter the soup into separate pot.
4. If you want, put into strained soup carrots, chicken meat (or liver, stomach, or hearts) and add noodles or whatever you like in soup and serve.