Use as much as 2 of the green. Add the stock rice and bouquet garni and return the chicken to the pan. Normally packaged chicken stocks are fine but if you are going to make this soup use homemade chicken stock. Cock a leekie soup recipe one whole chicken or several pieces of uncooked and boned wings legs or quarters 400g of leeks 100g of precooked prunes that have had their stones removed 25g of rice 2 litres of water or soup stock one teaspoon of brown sugar seasoning of salt and pepper one bay leaf and some thyme parsley for the garnish. The barley was quite evident in the soup and it was more like the cock a leekie i remember from the past.

Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil reduce heat cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Bring back to a boil. This recipe from serious eats is great for using a pressure cooker. I sometimes get told off for making recipes on the blog that don t follow the exact ingredients or approach for the traditional version. Next time i made this i replaced the 30g of rice with 200g of pearl barley.

Our recipe uses a whole chicken cooked in a pot but no prunes. In future i ll probably use approximately 150g of pearl barley when making this. If you like the sweet savory combination use prunes either by adding 12 pitted prunes to the pot 40 minutes before the end of the cooking time or by slicing some stewed prunes on top as garnish. Cut off and discard the root area 1 8 up the white bulb. This soup has minimal ingredients so each ingredient really counts.

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Remove chicken keeping water in stock pot and cool. Discard skin pull meat from bones and put bones back into water for stock. Sit the chicken in a large saucepan so it fits snugly and add the stock. In this cock a leekie soup i made chicken stock in my pressure cooker. Adding 30g of rice is barely noticeable.

Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in large stockpot or dutch oven. Bring water to a boil in a large stock pot. Reduce heat cover and simmer 30 minutes. Barley is also a grain of choice to make the soup but rice is preferred. If you re looking for a filling and warming dinner this creamy cock a leekie soup with bacon and rice is just the thing.

Slice the leeks as desired perhaps 1 4. You need enough to cover the chicken. Slice the leeks as desired perhaps 1 4. Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in large stockpot or dutch oven. Remove chicken keeping water in stock pot and cool.

You need enough to cover the chicken. Our recipe uses a whole chicken cooked in a pot but no prunes. Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil reduce heat cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Use as much as 2 of the green.