There Can Be Only One!

The Scottish have an incredible knack for giving foods the silliest names possible. For example, in America a soup like this would have been named "Chicken Leek Soup" or "Chicken Vegetable", or something else equally drab.

To get Chicken broth, you can use chicken base, canned broth, or make your own by boiling chicken bones. While the last one sounds difficult, you'll produce a much better tasting soup with it. Based on this recipe (but modified because chopping up hot chicken is a pain in the arse)

Cock-A-Leekie Soup

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Serves: 3-4

Ingredients:

2 lb chicken meat, cut into 1" cubes

4 cups chicken broth

1 carrot, sliced

1 celery stalk, sliced

1/2 cup barley

2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

1 bay leaf

2 sliced leeks

Cooking:

Heat all ingredients except leeks, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add leeks. Simmer 15 minutes or more, until chicken is done.

Skim the foam off the broth and remove bay leaf.

Serve.