Old School Chicken Soup
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 300 g dried white beans
- 4 shortcut bacon, rashers
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 4 onions, finely sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 stalks sage or 4 stalks rosemary, tied with string
- 1 1⁄2 kg chicken
- 1⁄4 green cabbage, shredded
- 4 carrots, thinly sliced
directions
- Soak beans overnight.
- Saute oil, garlic, diced bacon and onions in a heavy bottomed large pot on low for 20 minutes or until golden and caremelized.
- Dump chicken on top. Pour beans over chicken. Pour in cold water to cover.
- Bring to the boil. Cover, lower heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours or until chicken is cooked. Remove from liquid and set aside to cool.
- Skim surface of fat or blot with a paper towel. Add cabbage and carrots and simmer 30 minutes. Meanwhile, shred chicken, discarding skin and bones.
- Return chicken in last 5 minutes of cooking to warm through. Discard herbs and season well.
- Serve with crusty bread and a green salad.
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I'm a 23 year old English teacher from Sydney, Australia. I love health and nutrition, I'm quite sporty, and like cooking healthy feasts for myself and my friends! I'm always on the lookout for new and interesting ways for cooking on a budget.