Simmered Chicken Rice Soup From Scratch

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken
• 4 quarts cold water
• ½ cup rice
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1. 1 Clean the chicken, remove fat, and cut into pieces.
2. 2 Place chicken in a saucepan with water (1 quart per pound). Simmer for 4 hours until meat is tender.
3. 3 Remove the breast meat. Strain the broth through a sieve.
4. 4 Let the soup stand to allow grease to rise, then carefully remove the fat.
5. 5 Return broth to the pan. Add diced breast meat and rice.
6. 6 Season with salt and pepper. Cook until rice is tender.