Comfort Chicken Soup

It has been raining for a couple of weeks in Singapore. The sunny city has become wet and cool. Hence, I have decided to make this comforting chicken soup for my hubby since we were both starting to feel unwell. This soup is my all-time favourite as it is simple, fuss-free and yet delicious. 

The key ingredient here is onion. Putting in onion makes the soup sweeter and more flavourful. Besides, consuming onions in cold weather help to boost our immunity, helping to fight off cold and flu. I have also put in carrots and potatoes in the soup. Hence, this soup is highly nutritious, making it a hearty and warming food in this cold weather.

Ingredients (serves 2):
- Half chicken, cut into portions
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut to chunks
- 1 large potato, peeled and cut to chunks
- 1 large onion, peeled and cut in big pieces
- pinch of salt

Cooking Directions

1) Blanched the chicken pieces in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. Remove and set aside. 

2) Add chicken pieces, onions, carrots and potatoes into a pot of boiling water. (Sorry that I do not have the exact measurements of the water. Just make sure that the water cover slightly more than the ingredients)   

3) Let the ingredients boil for 10 minutes, then simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.

4) Add in a pinch of salt before heat off.

Additional notes

1) Use chicken pieces with bones add more flavour to the soup, rather than chicken breast. You can use chicken drumsticks too.

2) If you prefer your potatoes with harder texture, you can remove it after cooking for 15 minutes. Then, add into your soup again before serving.