Chicken and Leek Soup (Cock-a-Leekie)
Scottish soup with chicken, barley, and leeks.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lb broiler-fryer whole chicken, cut up
- 4 C water
- 1 med carrot, sliced
- 1 med stalk celery, sliced
- 1/2 C barley
- 2 t instant chicken bouillon
- 2 t salt
- 1/4 t pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 1/2 C sliced leeks (with tops)
Instructions
- Boil all ingredients except leeks. Simmer 30 minutes.
- Add leeks. Simmer 15 minutes.
- Remove chicken, cool, and cut into 1-inch pieces.
- Skim fat, remove bay leaf, return chicken, and heat.