Chicken Soup (My Mom's Style)

Name: Chicken Soup (My Mom's Style)
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: Per serving
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 1 potato; 1 carrot; 1 zucchini; as needed water; oregano, thyme, and cumin to taste; 1 tomato bouillon cube; 1/2 small onion; 1 clove garlic, minced; salt to taste

Carmen Palomino @Carmen

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

My mom makes chicken soup with the vegetables cooked separately—she doesn't boil them with the chicken. She steams the vegetables, and everyone adds as much as they want to their bowl. I made a small batch just for my husband and me, taking advantage of my steamer pot to cook everything at the same time.

Carmen Palomino @Carmen

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico

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Ingredients

40 minutes

Per serving

1whole chicken, cut into pieces
1potato
1carrot
1zucchini
as neededwater
oregano, thyme, and cumin to taste
1tomato bouillon cube
1/2small onion
1 clovegarlic, minced
salt to taste

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Steps

40 minutes

1

In a pot, add the water, chicken pieces, seasonings, tomato bouillon cube, onion, and garlic. Place the steamer rack on top and arrange the vegetables, cut into medium pieces, on the rack.
2

Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium-low and cook for about 20-30 minutes.
3

My mom usually steams the vegetables separately in a steamer. I didn't have more vegetables, but I would have liked to add celery and chayote. (I think steaming the vegetables makes them taste better than boiling—what do you think?)