Recipe: Chicken Soup

This is one of my favourites, perfect for when one is sick and looking for comfort food...

Chicken Soup

¾ a chicken, cut into 12 – 16 small pieces and marinated with a dash of pepper
1 small can of button mushrooms
½ a carrot, sliced into rounds
1 large potato, cubed
1 sprig of Chinese celery leaf, cut into 6 cm strips
1 sprig of spring onion, cut into 6 cm strips
1 large onion, sliced
1 – 1.5 litre of water
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 inch knob of ginger, sliced
Salt and pepper to taste
1 cube of chicken stock

Garnish: spring onion, fried onions and Chinese parsley, chopped finely

1. Boil the water in a large pot and add the garlic, ginger, mushrooms, onions, celery and spring onion and let it simmer for a few minutes.
2. Add the potatoes, and after 5 mins, add the carrots.
3. When the potatoes are half-cooked, add the chicken pieces and simmer for about 10 mins.
4. Taste the soup, and add salt and pepper according to your taste and a cube of chicken stock for extra flavour. Turn off stove after cube has dissolved, garnish before serving.
   
   Serves 8.