Nettle soup with chicken

Description

Nettle soup with chicken is a great solution for those who want to make a hearty meal more healthy. In this case, young wild greens are responsible for the vitaminization of the dish, which is usually collected and used for food in May, until the leaves become too large and hard. Remember that nettles for soup should be collected in the forest or in the country, away from the roads and in general "from the noise of the city." Then the benefits of the dish will be obvious and indisputable. By the way, nettle soup with chicken, or rather, with poultry meatballs, is usually very popular with children, so do not miss the opportunity to expand their gastronomic horizons with such a wonderful first.

Cooking

Step 1

Prepare chicken meatballs. Cut the flesh from the bird carcass, leaving the wings and back intact, and pass through a meat grinder with a fine grate.

Step 2

Peel the garlic and potatoes. Pass one clove and half of the tuber through a meat grinder and combine with chopped chicken pulp (pour the remaining potatoes with cold water and leave until used). Add egg, salt and pepper to taste. Mix thoroughly.

Step 3

From the resulting minced meat, form small meatballs, periodically wetting your hands with water. Place on a tray, cover with cling film and refrigerate until use.

Step 4

Put the remaining chicken carcass in a saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to a boil. Remove the foam and salt to taste. Add halved unpeeled onion and carrots. Boil for 1.5 hours on low heat. Strain the broth.

Step 5

Wash nettles for soup, remove tough stems. Finely chop the rest of the greens. Peel the remaining onion and chop finely. Cut potatoes into small cubes.

Step 6

Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed saucepan and sauté the onion. Add potatoes and fry 5 minutes. Pour in half the broth, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. Put the nettle and cook for 7 minutes.

Step 7

In another container, bring the remaining broth to a boil and cook the chicken meatballs in it until tender. Combine contents of both pots and bring soup to a boil.