Chicken soup is one of the most common soups around the world. It is simple to prepare, while all the products in the dish are incredibly budget-friendly. From history, we learn that chicken soup was popular in ancient Egypt. About this tells the military doctor Dioscorides. In the book of the doctor among the medicines for treating colds it is recommended to use chicken soup
. After a while, chicken soup became a culinary dish. However, until now, this soup is still prepared for acute respiratory viral infections and ARI. It is difficult to deny the usefulness of soup in diseases, since it has all the necessary vitamins and minerals for treatment.
Let’s tell you how to prepare a delicious chicken soup
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Ingredients for chicken soup:
- chicken thighs – 2 pcs;
- carrots – 2 pcs;
- celery – 2 stalks;
- onion – 2 pcs;
- water – 1.5 liters;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- potatoes – 2 pcs;
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- flour – 80 g;
- salt – 1 tsp;
- Italian herbs – 1 tsp;
- black pepper – 1 tsp.
Preparation of chicken soup:
Cut one carrot into large slices, similarly do the same with celery. Put the chicken thighs in a pot with carrots and celery, pour water. Put
the pot on medium heat and bring to a boil under a lid. Chop the onion finely, grate the carrots on a coarse grater. In a frying pan in vegetable oil fry onions for 2 minutes.
Add carrots to onions and fry for a couple more minutes. Leave the onions and carrots to stew for 5 minutes on low heat under a lid
. Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes
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Remove the vegetables and thighs from the pot with broth. Add carrots and onions and potatoes to the soup, cook for 10 minutes under a lid.
In a separate bowl, mix eggs with salt and flour, mix thoroughly
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Remove the skin and bones from the cooked thighs, divide into small pieces.
Put the chicken in the soup, and then spoon the dough into the soup. Cook the soup for another 5 minutes under the lid. Pour salt, Italian herbs and black pepper into the soup, stir and simmer for 5 minutes.
This is a rich and very hearty chicken soup.
Thanks to the dumplings you can eat the soup without bread, it will still be hearty.
