Rice soup with chicken and potatoes

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to cook rice soup with chicken? First of all, cook the broth. How to cook broth? Pour cold water into a saucepan, put a peeled whole onion and chicken thighs in it. Put the pan on the stove over medium heat. Wait until boiling, remove the foam, then reduce the heat to a minimum. Add salt and cook the thighs until tender for 25 minutes.

2. Step 2:

   

   While the broth is cooking, prepare the potatoes and rice. Wash the potatoes, peel, and finely chop into medium pieces. Put the sliced potatoes in a bowl and pour cold water so that it does not darken.

3. Step 3:

   

   Rinse the rice under cool running water. I used round-grain rice, not steamed, because round rice is better boiled. Rinse it in three waters until the water is transparent, then drain the water.

4. Step 4:

   

   When the broth is ready, remove the onion and thighs from it. Pour the potatoes and rice into a saucepan, stir and let boil. Remove the foam again. Cook the soup over medium heat for 15 minutes. During this time, rice and potatoes are almost cooked.

6. Step 5:

   

   While the potatoes and rice are cooking, prepare the roast. How to make a roast? Peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater. I did not add onions to the roast, because I cooked it whole with the chicken. You can use it in frying, it's a matter of taste. The soup can be cooked without frying at all, putting grated carrots immediately into the broth.

7. Step 6:

   

   Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan, warm it up and add carrots. Fry it while stirring over medium heat for 10 minutes. Roasted carrots will give the soup a beautiful orange color.

8. Step 7:

   

   Remove the skin from the cooled thighs, then separate the meat from the bones. Disassemble it with your hands into fibers. You can cut the meat with a knife.

9. Step 8:

   

   15 minutes after boiling the broth with potatoes and rice, add the carrot roast and chicken meat to it. Pour in dry seasonings — I have "for soups", and try for salt. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Then turn off the heat and let the soup brew. When serving, you can decorate the soup with fresh parsley or dill. Enjoy your meal!