Chicken in the Pot Soup with Many Vegetables, Rice Noodles and Fresh Ginger - A Zest for Life

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 pounds chicken, whole, preferably free roaming
• 10 cups water, or just to cover
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns
• 3 cloves fresh garlic, peled and crushed
• 2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, cut in half
• 1 cup onions, use leeks and onion, cleaned- cut in 1" chunks
• 1 cup celery, cleaned and chopped
• 1/8 teaspoon tumeric
• 1 1/2 cups carrots
• 1 cup leeks, whites and light greens
• 1 cup turnips
• 1 cup celery
• 2 cups asian cabbage, napa or baby bok choy
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, peeled, minced
• 8 ounces rice noodles
• 6 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1/2 cubes
• 2 tablespoons fresh scallions, cleaned, julienned