Mennonite Style Chicken Broth
"This broth recipe has been handed down for a few generations and it seems to change a little with each person. I found that I have been able to copy my mother's version pretty accurately. Warning: Don't make this soup if you don't like black licorice flavour."
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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1 Large pot
ingredients
- 1 stewing chicken (or various pieces of fatty chicken)
- cold water
- 1 onion
- salt
- 2 -3 teaspoons parsley
- 1 -2 bay leaf
- 5 -6 whole star anise (more if you want more flavour)
- 10 -15 peppercorns
directions
- Place the chicken in a large pot and cover with water to the top.
- Bring to a boil.
- As it boils, skim off the fat.
- Lower heat to a simmer and add the onion and salt.
- Continue to simmer on the lowest heat.
- When it is approximately one hour to serving, add the rest of the seasonings.
- Take the meat out, reserving same for later in the meal.
- Transfer liquid through a sieve to skim out of the broth.
- Serve with homemade noodles and people will never want the store bought stuff again (hopefully!).
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Reviews
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I'm rating this 4 stars only because I did not use the star anise and it seems to be an important part of this recipe. I didn't use it because I don't have any. I added celery and broccoli to this broth and it was delicious!! I think this was the best chicken soup I have ever made because this broth is so tasty!! -
Wow, this made great stock. I took a tip from another Mennonite Broth recipe on Zaar and added a stick of cinnamon. I made chicken noodle soup with veggies out of this batch. Will be making this again. -
This is the ultimate chicken noodle soup. I've made this recipe lots and this is the way my mother used to make it. I find chicken noodle soup a bit bland at times and to make more broth I also add some chicken boullion. Great with homemade buns and strawberry jam!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bunsby
Canada
I am a married mother of two. Both children are pretty picky, as well as my husband, so I have a hard time finding recipes everyone will enjoy. Also, I have food allergies to the legume family (peanuts and soy being the worst), so I find I have to change recipes sometimes. I have just recently discovered that I really enjoy cooking and am very happy to try most recipes.
