I was a bit off last week. Shaky, sore throat. I felt awful. My mate made me the most delicious secret recipe Bulgarian chicken soup and I swear it made me better over night. Naturally I asked for the recipe and was promptly denied. Apparently her dead grandmother would haunt us both until the end of our days if she gave up the family recipe. Trying to avoid the wrath of a smoted Bulgarian old lady ghost, I went for a poke around to find different chicken soup recipes. I’ve made four lots of different soup over the last week and this is by far the best recipe I’ve come up with.
What You Need
1 kilo of chicken thigh fillets
1 brown onion, finely diced
2 carrots, finely diced
2 zucchini, finely diced
2 broccoli heads, chopped into small pieces
1 bunch of continental parsley
3 cloves of crushed garlic
1 teaspoon of whole black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon of chilli powder
10 sprigs of thyme, leaves only
8 cups of water
Salt and pepper to taste
What You Do
1. Place all ingredients into a large pot.
2. Bring to the boil.
3. Reduce heat and simmer for 40 minutes.
4. Remove chicken from the pot using tongs. Slice chicken into bit sized pieces and return to the pot.
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Did You Know…?
That thyme is an antiseptic herb and was used by the Ancient Egyptians for embalming.