She dines in Chernobyl.

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What Frank said above about the roast BUT---- I use Mrs. Grass French Onion Soup mix and some red cooking wine.

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Crock pot's great for making soup in.

Cheating: beef stock, package of mixed veggies, can diced tomatoes (can use chiles and tomatoes mixed if want spice), red cooking wine, couple of beef bouillon cubes, and a bit of barley. Barley thickens it (but puffs up a lot--don't use tons). Season with herbs to taste.

Soup:

very large pot
One whole roasting chicken (giblets removed) (I use Perdue oven stuffer roaster)
3 celery stalks (whole, scrub)
3 carrots (whole--scrub, don't peel)
1 onion (whole)
2-3 cloves garlic
salt
pepper
couple of dashes of Fines Herbes

cook until you think the chicken will fall apart (it will)---I simmer mine 4-6 hours.

remove chicken and veggies (can give veggies to dog once cooled)
remove chicken from bones (and gristle, fat, ucky skin)
return chicken to pot
chop some celery and onion (as you like)
chunk some carrots (as you like)
quarter potatoes (as you like)
taste broth--add salt, pepper, and herbs to taste
add 2-3 bouillon cubes

near end, cook noodles (bow ties, thick egg noodles--whatever floats your boat) in broth OR can add rice and cook in broth.


A variation can be made with adding mixed veggies, canned diced tomatoes.

Serve with crusty bread.