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Moldovan Zeama (Chicken Soup)
Course
Soup
Cuisine
Moldovan
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
10
minutes
minutes
Servings
6
Author
International Cuisine
Ingredients
1
small chicken cut up
12
cups
water
1
onion
diced
1
carrot
cut into bite size pieces
1
large tomato
diced
2
cups
egg noodles
3
Tablespoons
of lemon juice
1/2
cup
parsley
fresh chopped
1/2
cup
dill weed
chopped
3
Tablespoons
fresh squeezed lemon juice.
Salt and pepper to taste
thyme sprigs 1 per serving to garnish
lemon wedge to garnish
Instructions
In a large pot put in the chicken pieces and 12 cups of water
Bring to a boil gently and start removing the froth as it rises to the top, just skim it off with a spoon.
Add the chopped onion, tomato, carrot and lovage or celery leaf along with some salt and pepper
Cook until chicken is cooked through and then add the egg noodles and lemon juice.
After about 5 minutes add the parsley and dill weed. Cover the pan and remove from heat and let sit covered to let the flavors mix together.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with fresh thyme sprig and lemon slice
Serve warm with cornbread.