Feather Fowlie (chicken Soup With Ham)

Total Time: 6 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (2 1/2 lb) chicken
• 1 slice smoked ham (12 oz or boiled ham in 1 piece)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 carrot, sliced
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 7 cups water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup heavy cream

Recipe

• 1 place the chicken in a dutch oven.
• 2 add ham, onions, celery, carrot, 2 tablespoons parsley, thyme, nutmeg, water, salt and pepper.
• 3 bring to simmering point.
• 4 cover the pan and simmer over low heat for 1 hour.
• 5 remove chicken from the carcass and cut into small pieces.
• 6 remove ham from pan and cut into small pieces.
• 7 set both aside.
• 8 return the chicken carcass to the pan and simmer for 1 more hour.
• 9 strain the broth.
• 10 cool and then chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
• 11 skim fat from the broth.
• 12 return broth to simmering point and add chicken and ham.
• 13 combine eggs and cream.
• 14 add to hot soup.
• 15 heat until cream is hot but do not allow soup to boil.
• 16 garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons of parsley.