Cliff's Mom's Chicken Soup

By LEP04

Ingredients

• 4 chicken thighs (with skin & bone) can substitute 1 thigh for 1 chicken breast
• 12 cups of water (3 cups of water per piece of chicken)
• 3 stalks of celery cleaned and cut in half
• 1 whole onion cut in half
• 1 whole pepper cut in half, seeded and cored
• a bunch of cilantro, reserve some to sprinkle at end
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 3 parsnips are optional
• 2 potatoes, peeled and quartered or thirds if too big
• 2 to 3 carrots, peeled and into 1/2 inch thick rounds
• 1 zucchini, cut into bite size rounds or 1/2 rounds if too big

Preparation

Step 1

Bring broth ingredients (the chicken through the salt) to a boil then reduce to a soft boil/high simmer and simmer for a half an hour.

Remove broth ingredients except chicken (or you can do this at the end).

Add potatoes and once water is simmering again, cook for 5 minutes and then add carrots. Once water is simmering again, cook for 5-10 minutes until potatoes and carrots are cooked. Then if you haven't already, remove the broth ingredients except chicken and add the zucchini and chopped cilantro. Cook for about 5 more minutes and turn off ... you can serve or wait until zucchini looks more cooked.