Judith Lerner’s Chicken Soup | Recipes | Heirloom Meals: Savoring Yesterday's Traditions Today

Ingredients

• 1 Whole Empire or organic chicken
• A good handful whole curly parsley on stalks, well washed, remove before serving
• A few whole stalks dill weed, well washed, remove before serving
• 2-3 Apples, whole, Remove before serving
• 3 Bay Leaves, remove before serving
• 3 Carrots, Peeled and Sliced
• 3 Small Parsnips, peeled and sliced (optional)
• 1/2 to 1 cup Turnips or Rutabaga, Peeled and diced (optional)
• 3 3 large celery stalks with leaves, sliced
• 1 pound onions, sliced
• 2 or to taste whole, unpeeled garlic cloves
• 1 large leek including the green parts, well cleaned, sliced
• 1 teaspoon sea salt or 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
• Pinch of Cayenne