Cock-a-leekie Soup

Name: Cock-a-leekie Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 2 - 3 lb whole chicken; 5 cups water; 1/2 onion , chopped; 3 tbsp barley; 1 (10.5 ounce) can chicken broth condensed; 3 leeks , sliced (make sure to wash really, really well to get all the grit out from between the leaves!); 1 celery stalk , thickly sliced; 1 carrot large , thickly sliced; 1 tsp thyme fresh , chopped; 1 tsp parsley fresh , chopped; to taste Salt Pepper &

Fiona Skye @cook_7837261

Tucson, AZ

I'm terrible homesick. I miss the Highlands. I miss the sea and the smell of the peat and the heather. I miss tea, and clotted cream, and lemon curd, and scones. I miss Scotland. So I'm gonna eat cock-a-leekie soup and pretend I'm back home on Thistle Street in Edinburgh.

Fiona Skye @cook_7837261

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Ingredients

4 servings

1 2 - 3 lbwhole chicken
5 cupswater
1/2onion , chopped
3 tbspbarley
1 (10.5 ounce) canchicken broth condensed
3leeks , sliced (make sure to wash really, really well to get all the grit out from between the leaves!)
1celery stalk , thickly sliced
1carrot large , thickly sliced
1 tspthyme fresh , chopped
1 tspparsley fresh , chopped
to tasteSalt Pepper &

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Steps

1

In a large pot over high heat, combine the chicken, water, onion and barley. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until chicken is tender.
2

Remove chicken, and shred meat from bones, returning to pot. (Save carcass and use for homemade stock!)
3

Add the chicken broth, leeks, celery, carrot, thyme, parsley, salt and ground black pepper. Simmer for 30 more minutes, or until all vegetables are tender.