Hearty Chicken Soup (Original video)

Ingredients:

• Whole chicken breasts with bone
• Chicken legs and thighs
• Mirepoix (celery, carrots, onions)
• Tomato paste
• Garlic
• Salt
• Peppercorns
• Bay leaf
• Parsley
• Thyme
• Water
• Dill
• Fresh parsley
• Butcher twine
• Rosemary
• Saffron
• Pureed tomatoes
• Medium pasta shells
• Lemon juice
• Egg
• Flour
• Black pepper
• White wine
• Chives
• Tarragon
• Pecorino Romano or Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• Saltines
• Lemon zest

Instructions:

1. Prepare the chicken by removing breasts, thighs, and legs. Roast the bones to make stock.
2. Make a base by sautéing mirepoix, garlic, and tomato paste. Add chicken bones, water, salt, peppercorns, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme. Simmer for 45 minutes to an hour.
3. Strain the stock and shred the chicken meat. Set aside.
4. In a pot, combine vegetables, herbs, saffron, pureed tomatoes, rosemary, salt, pepper, and water. Bring to a boil.
5. Add white wine, shredded chicken, and pasta shells. Simmer until pasta is al dente.
6. Make dumplings by mixing egg, chicken fat, flour, and black pepper. Drop spoonfuls into the soup and cook until they float.
7. Add lemon juice to the soup for a zesty flavor.
8. Serve the soup with grated cheese, crushed saltines, chives, tarragon, and lemon zest on top. Enjoy your hearty chicken soup!