Chicken Clear Soup Recipe
Light, hearty and delicious, Chicken Clear Soup is super easy to make at home. It is made using simple ingredients and comes together in under 30 minutes. This soul-soothing soup is gluten-free and low carb too.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 10 ounce skinless bone-in chicken 300 g, cut into 1 and ½ inch pieces
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- 3-4 whole garlic cloves peeled and smashed
- ¼ cup chopped carrot
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 2-3 sprigs thyme or ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Wash the chicken well with water.
Cook The Chicken
In A Stovetop Pressure Cooker
- Add the chicken to a stove-top pressure cooker along with onions, garlic, carrot, bay leaves, thyme, 4 cups of water, salt, and black pepper, and stir gently.
- Pressure cook for 2 whistles on high heat.
- Remove the pressure cooker from heat. Let the pressure release naturally and then open the lid of the cooker.
In An Instant Pot
- Add the chicken to an instant pot along with onions, garlic, carrot, bay leaves, thyme, 3 cups of water, salt, and black pepper, and stir gently.
- Close the lid and set the valve to the sealing position.
- Press the PRESSURE COOK button and set the timer to 2 minutes at high pressure.
- Once the timer goes off, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes.
- Release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid.
Make The Soup
- Strain the soup using a fine-mesh strainer.
- Take out the chicken pieces and shred them into small pieces. Discard the bones and veggies.
- Add a few shredded pieces to each serving bowl and pour the clear soup on top.
- Garnish with spring onion greens. Serve hot.
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Notes
It’s good to use chicken with bones to make a clear soup, as the bones add a lot of flavor. If bone-in chicken is unavailable or you are not comfortable with it, use 7 oz (200 g) of boneless chicken.
If you don’t have a pressure cooker (or Instant Pot), then you can make the soup in a pan. Add 1 cup of extra water. Cover the pan with a tight-fitting lid and cook for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is tender. Follow the rest of the recipe as mentioned.
You can add more vegetables, such as green beans, potatoes, and celery, along with the chicken, to make the clear soup even more nutritious and wholesome.
Want to make your meals more filling? Then add some boiled noodles, chicken dim sum, or veg dim sum to the clear soup.
You can also experiment with the seasonings. Add herbs like fresh parsley or rosemary, and spice powders like sumac, taco seasoning, and Cajun seasoning.
Make sure you do not overcook the chicken; it won’t shred well.
You can also add finely chopped chicken pieces instead of shredded chicken to the soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 190mg | Vitamin A: 1465IU | Vitamin C: 3.9mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 0.8mg
