Instructions
1
Add chicken to a large Dutch oven or stock pot
2
Cover with water
3
Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 to 2 1/2 hours, skimming any impurities off the top to insure a clear broth
4
If your pot is big enough, add the vegetables and spices for the last hour of the cooking time
5
My Dutch oven wasn’t big enough to hold everything, just the chicken and other bones filled the pot, so I cooked the meat/bones for the full cooking time, then removed them, and cooked the vegetables and spices separately
6
Strain everything out of the broth
7
Bone the chicken, pulling the meat into large chunks
8
Slice the carrots
9
Return the chicken and carrots to the broth
10
Cook noodles according to package instructions if you’re using them
11
Add noodles to bowl and then top with hot soup
