Chicken and barley soup
The bird is the word! Cheep and cheerful, nothing will go to waste with chicken.
Jun 22, 2014 2:00pm- Serves 6
- 50 mins cooking
ingredients
Chicken and barley soup
- 1 chicken frame with meat
- 2.5 litre water
- 2 chicken stock pods
- 3/4 cup barley
- 1 leek, trimmed and finely sliced
- 1 large carrot, peeled and grated
- 2 stalks celery, finely sliced
- sea salt and cracked pepper
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
method
- 1
Place the chicken frame in a large saucepan and add the water. Simmer for 20 minutes. Remove the frame and set aside until cool. Remove the chicken meat.
- 2
Add the stock pods, barley and half of the leek, carrot and celery. Simmer all together for 20 minutes.
- 3
Return the chicken meat to the pot with the remaining vegetables and simmer a further 10 minutes until the barley is tender. Season to taste and add the parsley just before serving.