Michaelmas Broth

Ingredients

Amount		Ingredient	Preparation
1	small	chicken
2	litre	water
1	each	onion	diced
1/5	cup	carrot	diced
1/5	cup	celery	cut up
2	tablespoons	rice	long grain
1	x	salt and black pepper

Directions

Clean the chicken and cut into joints.

Place in a large pan with the onion, carrot and celery.

Season. Bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 3 hours.

Skim any fat from the surface of the liquid from time to time.

Remove the chicken and strain the broth.

Return the broth to the pan and sprinkle in the rice.

Simmer for 15-20 minutes. Serve the broth hot alone or with some of the chicken, finely chopped.