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Romanian Chicken Soup

Ingredients

  • 750 g pack of chicken thighs skins removed
  • 3 l water
  • 2 chicken stock cubes
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp mixed herbs
  • 1 tspn oregano
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 large onion finely sliced
  • 1 large carrot finely sliced
  • 1/4 swede cubed
  • 1 small potato cubed
  • 1 red pepper finely sliced
  • 1 cup sweetcorn frozen is fine
  • 1 handful of rice unwashed, the starch thickens the soup
  • 150 ml sour cream

Instructions

  1. Place chicken, water, stock, salt, pepper and herbs in a large pan and bring to the boil. Simmer for 45 mins.

  2. Add onion, carrots, swede and potato. Simmer for 15 mins.

  3. Add the rest of the ingredients except for the sour cream and simmer for 30 mins.

  4. Take off the boil and remove bones from the soup.
  5. Stir through sour cream.
  6. Serve with crusty bread and fresh or pickled chillies.

Recipe Notes

You can add just about any vegetable to this soup, the more the merrier. Broccoli, celery and mushrooms all work well, raid your fridge and mix and match!