Classic Chicken Noodle Soup

Step-by-step recipe

Step 1:

Place the chicken in the pan, bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 2:

Drain the broth and rinse the chicken.

Step 3:

Pour water over the chicken again, bring to a boil and skim off any foam.

Step 4:

Add peeled onion and carrot, cover and cook for 30 minutes on low heat.

Step 5:

Cut fresh carrots into small cubes.

Step 6:

Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the carrots and fry for 5 minutes over medium heat.

Step 7:

Remove the chicken and vegetables from the broth and separate the meat from the bones.

Step 8:

Cut the potatoes into small cubes.

Step 9:

Add fried carrots and chopped potatoes to the broth, add salt and pepper, stir, cover and cook for 15 minutes over low heat.

Step 10:

Return the chicken to the soup, add the vermicelli, stir and cook for 3 minutes over low heat.

Step 11:

Serve sprinkled with fresh dill.

Cooking tips

It is best to use chicken legs for noodle soup.

If you bought chicken in the village, then you don’t need to drain the first broth, just skim off the scum.

You can add fried onions to the soup for flavor.