Mama’s Chicken Soup

The most delicious and comforting chicken soup you will ever make!

Ingredients

Instructions

STEP 1:

In a large pan, heat the oil.

STEP 2:

put the chicken in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes to brown the surface of the chicken. Remove from pan and set aside.

STEP 3:

add the onions, garlic and carrot and celery to the pan and fry for about 4-5 minutes, just until the ingredients are soft.

STEP 4:

add the stock, chicken, potatoes and mixed herbs. Bring to the boil and then turn down the heat to simmer for 45 minutes with the lid on.

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

this will produce a thin soup, it’s delicious this way but i like to thicken it using a roux sauce.

STEP 7:

roux is so simple to make, you can just google how to make it and use a couple of heaped tablespoons to thicken your soup. If you find you’ve added too much, just water the soup down.

STEP 8:

STEP 9:

keeps for 3 days in the fridge or a month in the freezer.

STEP 10:

enjoy!