Cleansing Ginger-Chicken Soup
A nourishing and aromatic soup made with a whole organic chicken, fresh ginger, and aromatics. This healing broth is both comforting and cleansing, perfect for cold weather or when feeling under the weather.
Ingredients
- •1 whole onion, sliced
- •2 stalks celery stalks, chopped
- •8 ounces unpeeled scrubbed ginger, cut into 1/2"-thick slices
- •2 cloves garlic cloves, crushed
- •10 whole whole black peppercorns
- •1 whole 3-pound whole organic chicken, cut into 7 pieces (2 breasts, 2 legs with thighs attached, 2 wings, 1 back)
- •1 to taste Kosher salt
- •1 to taste Cilantro leaves (optional)
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine the first 5 ingredients in a large heavy pot. Add chicken, placing breasts on top. Add 6 quarts water (preferably filtered or spring water); bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover with lid slightly ajar. Reduce heat to low; simmer until chicken breasts are just cooked through, about 30 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts to a plate; let cool, then cover and chill. Continue to simmer soup, uncovered, until broth is fully flavored, about 2 1/2 hours longer. Return breasts to soup to rewarm, about 5 minutes.
180 min
- 2.
Remove chicken from broth. When cool enough to handle, coarsely shred meat; discard skin and bones. Place a fine-mesh sieve over another large pot; strain broth, discarding solids in strainer (you should have about 8 cups broth). Season with salt.
20 min
- 3.
Rewarm soup. Divide chicken among bowls. Pour hot broth over, dividing equally. Garnish soup with cilantro leaves, if desired.
10 min