Chicken soup for the soul

Long, hot day at work today after a 4.30am alarm call.  The weather certainly bought the barbequers out as I must have baked well over 300 assorted sticks, rolls, loaves et al.  Bargain of the day was picking up a dozen bottles of Bourgogne Pinot Noir reduced for staff to £2.49 per bottle plus an extra discount for buying the dozen.  It worked out at just over two quid a bottle.  I love working for Waitrose!!

Home to find The Woo cooking up a lovely chicken soup with the leftovers from yesterday for our supper.  A truly pampered afternoon.  I sat in the sun with a couple of cold beers whilst she and Cath walked the dogs then I sat on my bum and did nothing except eat and drink.  Happy days!

For The Woo's soup:  chopped onion, carrot and celery were softened in butter and then a kettle full of hot water (about 4 pints) and the picked over chicken carcass were added and the whole lot simmered for about two hours.  This was then strained and pressed through a colander and reduced for a bit.  Heat off and then left most of the afternoon until ready to finish.

Once ready to get cracking again it was all reheated with a couple of chopped leeks, three chillies from the garden and the 'picked from the carcass' chicken.  A Kallo organic chicken stock cube was added to intensify the flavour and give the finished soup a sort of smoky feel.  A sprinkle of dried oregano and that was that!

Served up with a couple of slices of rustic bread.  A perfect supper.

Eggs Benedict to look forward to for breakfast as well!

Life is good, Campers.