How long do you boil chicken for to make chicken soup?

[iamtrout]

What heat settings and time? One of my favorite meals is simply rice + chicken soup, the chicken soup simply being a whole chicken + water + salt + big pot.

 

[FoBoT]

low heat for a couple of hours, 2-4 hours on low heat, just barely boiling

 

[ManSnake]

The longer the better. Make that 2 hours.

 

[iamtrout]

So simmer covered for 2-4 hours?

 

[FoBoT]

one whole chicken (take the bag of guts out)
3/4 cup diced onion
3/4 cup diced celery
1 tablespoon minced garlic (optional)
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh tarragon leaves
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh parsley leaves

big stock pot
enough water to cover the chicken

low heat, covered for 2-4 hours

then if you want pasta, boil the noodles seperate and add and let simmer for another 20 minutes

eat it up yum

 

[FoBoT]

here is another one, chinese herb type

http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/treatments/a/Chicken_Soup.htm

Ingredients:

* 1 whole chicken, small- to medium-size
* short-grain/sticky/Japanese sushi rice, enough to fill the chicken cavity
* 5 to 7 cloves of garlic, chopped
* 1/2 inch piece of ginger, chopped finely
* 1 bay leaf
* sea salt, to taste
* dark roasted sesame oil, to taste (garnish)
* green onion, sliced into fine threads (garnish)
* small Thai chili peppers, chopped very finely (garnish)
* optional: 2 medium sticks of dried astragalus root

1. Rinse the chicken thoroughly and trim any excess skin and fat.

2. Fill the entire chicken cavity with rice. Place the chicken inside a covered stockpot and fill the pot with water so that the waterline is approximately 2 inches above the top of the chicken.

3. Place the bay leaf and sea salt in the stockpot. Bring to a boil, then turn down to medium - low so that the water is boiling gently.

Add the astragalus, ginger, and garlic and continue cooking for 2 hours or until the chicken and rice are well-cooked.

To serve an individual serving, cut a piece of chicken and place it in a bowl with some of the rice and soup.

Garnish with green onion threads, Thai chilis (extremely spicy!), and a few drops of dark sesame oil. Enjoy!

 

[gotsmack]

be careful, if you boil it too long it it gets that marrow taste in the soup. I hate that chicken marrow taste, it reminds me of wood.