Soup
Supă de găină (Romanian chicken noodle soup)
- Preparation time
- 50 min
- Servings
- serves 4
Ingredients
- Chicken — to buy600 g
- Onion — to buy150 g
- Carrot — to buy200 g
- Celery stalk — to buy100 g
- Flour — to buy100 g
- Egg — to buy1
- Parsley — to buya few sprigs
Preparation
In a large pot, cover the chicken with cold water, bring to a simmer and carefully skim off the impurities that rise to the top.
Add the onion, carrot and celery cut into large chunks, season lightly with salt and simmer for 45 minutes over low heat.
Meanwhile, make a simple noodle dough by mixing the flour, egg and a pinch of salt, knead, then roll thinly and cut into strips.
Take the chicken out of the pot, shred the meat and discard the bones, set the meat aside.
Strain the stock to remove the cooked vegetables (or dice them and return to the stock, to taste).
Bring the stock back to a simmer, drop in the noodles and cook for 3-4 minutes until they float to the surface.
Return the shredded chicken to the soup, warm through for 2 minutes, scatter with fresh parsley and serve hot.