MEAL-IN-A-BOWL CHICKEN/TURKEY SOUP
(from ruinedmap’s recipe box)
This tried-and-true recipe will soon become a family favorite. It freezes very well and is great to store in batches for quick, nourishing, hearty cold-day meals or for medicinal purposes!
Good basic chicken soup. Vegetables should be thrown out at the end, not kept.
Source: Cooks.com
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 240 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 lbs turkey wings, cut into pieces
- 2 lbs chicken wings
- 1 lbs carrots, peeled, trimmed and diced
- 1 celery heart, unpeeled with leaves, trimmed and diced
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 small cooking onion, diced
- 12 cups water (variable, maybe 18 cups)
Directions
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Thoroughly wash the poultry until the water runs completely clear and place in a 6 quart pot. Add the cold water until the pot is about 3/4 full. Boil and skim off foam until no more appears.
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Add vegetables and top off pot with water if there is room. Cover and simmer at least 3 hours (4 is better). Then remove from heat, remove poultry parts and strain broth.
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If you wish to eat immediately, skim off fat from broth and return to pot with vegetables and shredded meat from wings. Taste before adding salt or pepper.
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Add cooked noodles or rice if desired.
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If storing/freezing, place broth in refrigerator overnight and remove fat next day, then recombine all ingredients.