Csirkeleves

Description

Chicken soup, also called Tyukleves

Ingredients

• 1 fat hen or chicken parts disjointed (about 5 lbs)
• 4 or 5 carrots, whole
• 1 whole parsley root with greens on top
• 1 or 2 onions each stuck with a whole clove
• 2 or 3 ribs of celery
• 1 small whole tomato
• 4 qts of water
• 1½ tbsp salt
• ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper
• ⅛ tsp of mace

Directions

1. Cook chicken in pot with water, skimming the scum off when starting soup to boil.
2. Place all the vegetables and spices in the pot.
3. Cook under a low flame until the chicken is tender.
4. Remove as much fat as possible.
5. Strain soup and serve with broad noodles or liver dumplings.