Cock-a-Leekie Soup

Name: Cock-a-Leekie Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Scottish
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (about 1.5kg); 3 leeks, thickly sliced; 3 carrots, diced; 1/2 cup pearl barley; 8 pitted prunes, halved; 2L water or chicken stock; 1 bay leaf; fresh thyme few sprigs; salt and pepper to taste

A traditional Scottish soup of chicken and leeks, simmered with prunes and pearl barley until thick and hearty.

Total time

115 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

100 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Scottish

Ingredients

1whole chicken (about 1.5kg)

3leeks, thickly sliced

3carrots, diced

1/2 cuppearl barley

8pitted prunes, halved

2Lwater or chicken stock

1bay leaf

fresh thymefew sprigs

salt and pepperto taste

Instructions

Place chicken in a large pot with water, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil and skim.

Simmer 1 hour until chicken is very tender. Remove and cool. Strip meat off the bone.

Return meat to pot. Add barley, carrots and half the leeks. Simmer 30 minutes.

Add remaining leeks and prunes. Cook 10 minutes. Season.

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