Ukrainian Chicken Soup Recipe

Chicken Soup is one of the popular soup which Ukrainian eat everyday. So today we will show how to cook by an easiest way. This soup is  good for your family dinner.

1. One 3-pound chicken, neck reserved
2. 3 1/2 quarts water
3. 4 carrots—2 coarsely chopped, 2 sliced 1/4 inch thick
4. 4 celery ribs—2 coarsely chopped, 2 sliced 1/4 inch thick
5. 1 unpeeled onion, quartered
6. 1 large unpeeled garlic clove, smashed
7. 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
8. 1 large fresh bay leaf
9. 6 parsley sprigs
10. 2 thyme sprigs
11. Kosher salt
12. 1/2 pound thin egg noodles
13. 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
14.      In a stockpot, combine the chicken and neck, water, chopped carrots and celery, onion, garlic, peppercorns and herbs; bring to a boil. Cover partially and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Discard the skin. Pull the meat off the bones, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and refrigerate.
15.       Return the bones to the pot. Simmer for about 1 hour. Strain the broth into a bowl and rinse out the pot. Return the broth to the pot and boil until reduced to 8 cups, 30 minutes. Season with salt.
16.        Add the sliced carrots and celery to the broth, cover and simmer until just tender, 12 minutes. In a saucepan of boiling salted water, cook the noodles; drain and cool under running water. Add the noodles, chicken and parsley to the pot and bring to a simmer. Ladle the soup into bowls and serve hot.