Chicken and wild garlic soup

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving

Calories 355 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Fat 26g40%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 95mg32%

Sodium 96mg4%

Potassium 316mg9%

Carbohydrates 5g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 24g48%

Vitamin A 514IU10%

Vitamin C 7mg8%

Calcium 33mg3%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Soothing and delicious, this soup sings of spring

Cook Time2

Course: Main Course, Soup, Supper

Servings:

Calories: 355kcal

Author: Simon Stallard

3 tbsp sunflower oil plus extra for roasting
1 large chicken jointed (you can ask your butcher to do this) and breasts reserved for another recipe
3 celery sticks roughly diced
1 onion roughly diced
1 leek roughly chopped
1 large garlic bulb cloves peeled
100 g wild garlic leaves roughly sliced (keep the flowers if you have them)
4 spring onions finely sliced on the diagonal
A small handful of mint leaves ripped
A small handful of coriander leaves ripped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan oven) gas mark 7. Heat the sunflower oil in a large saucepan over a high heat and add the chicken legs, skin side down, along with the wings and the carcass (you may need to do this in batches, depending on the size of your pan). Fry over a very high heat, to brown all over. Transfer to a roasting tin and coat in a little more oil and a pinch of salt. Roast for 15–18 minutes until a deep golden brown.
Add the vegetables to the same pan (there should still be some oil in there) and put it back over a medium heat. Sweat the veg for two minutes or until starting to soften but not colour.
Once roasted, return the chicken to the pan and pour over two litres cold water. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for one and a half hours. Strain the soup and return the broth to the pan. Take the chicken from the sieve, remove the skin and shred the meat from the bones, discarding the bones and skin. Leave the meat to one side.
Divide the wild garlic among serving bowls and top with the spring onions. Divide the shredded chicken between the bowls and add the herbs.
Taste the broth and check for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper if needed. Ladle it over the chicken and greens in the bowl, and sprinkle over the garlic flowers, if you have them.