Ingredients
Method
- Clean the soup vegetables if necessary.Cut the onion in half. Remove only the very dry outer skin, otherwise do not peel.Cut off the end of the leek and cut into pieces about the width of your hand.Slice the ginger with the skin on.
- Pour 3 litres of water over the soup chicken in a suitably sized pot. Add the vegetables, lovage and peppercorns.Bring to the boil and simmer for about 3 hours. Then leave to cool overnight in the pot on the switched-off hob.
- Remove the chicken from the soup and strain the soup through a sieve. Season the soup with salt or instant stock to taste.
- Remove all the meat from the chicken and cut it into small pieces.Discard the boiled herbs and ginger pieces. Cut the vegetables into pieces.Add the vegetables and chicken back to the soup or set aside separately and serve on the side.
