How To Make Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

    1 Whole chicken (about 4 pounds), cut into pieces (including back)
    8 cups water.
    Coarse salt.
    3 Medium onions, thinly sliced (4 cups).
    2 Celery stalks, sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick.
    4 garlic cloves, crushed.
    6 Medium carrots, sliced 1/2 inch thick.


 
Directions:

1 -  Bring chicken, water, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large stockpot. Skim foam. Add onions, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
2 -  Remove breast, and set aside. Add carrots. Simmer, partially covered, for 40 minutes.
3 -  Remove remaining chicken; discard back and wings. Let cool slightly. Remove meat from bones, and cut into bite-size pieces.
4 -  Stir in desired amount of chicken; reserve the rest for another use. Skim fat. Season with Salt n Pepper.