Chicken and Leek Soup (Cock-a-Leekie) | RICARDO

Ingredients

• 1 small chicken
• 7 cups (1.75 litres) chicken broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cups (190 g) leeks, thinly sliced
• 2 tsp pearl barley
• 10 prunes, pitted
• 2 tbsp large flake oats
• 1/4 cup (30 g) dry breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup (40 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp water, approximately