Chicken Rice Soup - Simply Ghee

Ingredients

• 1 whole organic chicken; (3-4lbs)
• 3 stalks celery; (diced)
• 1 leek; (chopped, white and light green parts only)
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 5 medium carrots; (chopped)
• 2+ tablespoons Original Ghee
• 1 tablespoon fresh or dried chives
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 10 threads saffron
• 1/2 cup white Basmati rice; (soaked overnight and rinsed very well)
• 5-6 cups chicken broth
• 1 1/2 teaspoons good salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley; (finely chopped)
• 1 whole chicken (can use some of the meat for other meals)
• filtered water
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• Bay leaf
• 2 onions; (quartered)
• 4 carrots; (chopped in chunks)
• 3 celery stalks; (chopped in chunks)
• handful mixed fresh herbs; oregano, thyme, rosemary, sage...
• 1 teaspoon Redmond's Real Salt; (or more to taste)