Bring water to a boil in a large stock pot. Slice the leeks as desired perhaps 1 4. Remove chicken keeping water in stock pot and cool. Cut off and discard the root area 1 8 up the white bulb. If you re looking for a filling and warming dinner this creamy cock a leekie soup with bacon and rice is just the thing.
You need enough to cover the chicken. 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. Use as much as 2 of the green. Add the stock rice and bouquet garni and return the chicken to the pan. Heat all ingredients except leeks to boiling in large stockpot or dutch oven.
The barley was quite evident in the soup and it was more like the cock a leekie i remember from the past. Normally packaged chicken stocks are fine but if you are going to make this soup use homemade chicken stock. Add the bay and season with salt and pepper. Season with salt and pepper then bring to the boil reduce heat cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender. Discard skin pull meat from bones and put bones back into water for stock.
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Our recipe uses a whole chicken cooked in a pot but no prunes. 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. Cook chicken in the boiling water until fully cooked about 1 hour. Adding 30g of rice is barely noticeable.
Barley is also a grain of choice to make the soup but rice is preferred. This soup has minimal ingredients so each ingredient really counts. Barley is also a grain of choice to make the soup but rice is preferred. Our recipe uses a whole chicken cooked in a pot but no prunes. This recipe from serious eats is great for using a pressure cooker.
This soup has minimal ingredients so each ingredient really counts. The barley was quite evident in the soup and it was more like the cock a leekie i remember from the past. You need enough to cover the chicken. Bring water to a boil in a large stock pot.