Or semi homemade chicken noodle soup in my case.

30 cups of water
30 teaspoons of Herb-ox bouillon
2 stalks of celery cut up
about 12 regular size carrots cut up
2 full onions cut into fourths
2 fully-cooked rotisserie chickens from Dominicks. Pull all the meat out, dice it up, put it in the pot

Little salt or pepper as needed

cook noodles separate so it doesn't suck up all the juices.

Let simmer for about 3-4 hours

Turns out great. The wife loves it. And not a ton of work.

Anyone with a good recipe?

Somewhat similar to my mom's, except she would never use a precooked chicken nor bouillion, plus she adds canned tomatoes.

I make this for OKC every few months.


Shark's Fin Soup

Ingredients
1 pound shark's fin, about 8 pieces
16 cups water
6 large dried black Chinese mushrooms
6 canned bamboo shoots, drained
1/2 chicken breast, cooked
3 tablespoons Shaoxing or dry Sherry wine
4 thin slices fresh ginger
3 tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil
9 cups chicken broth, canned or homemade
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water
Salt to taste, if desired
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper, preferably white
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Put the shark's fin in a kettle, and add 8 cups of the water, barely covering. Bring to a boil and cook, turning the pieces often as they cook, about 30 minutes. Drain and chill under cold running water. Drain. Put the shark's fin in a mixing bowl, and add cold water to cover. Let stand 24 hours. Meanwhile, put the mushrooms into a mixing bowl, and add warm water to cover. Let stand 30 minutes or longer. Drain and squeeze dry. Cut the mushrooms into fine shreds and set aside. There should be about 2/3 cup. Thinly slice the bamboo shoots, and stack the slices. Cut the slices into the thinnest possible shreds. There should be about 1/2 cup. Using the fingers, pull the chicken breast meat into the finest possible shreds. There should be about 2/3 cups. Drain the shark's fin, and using the fingers, remove the fine, silky fibers. This will yield about 1 cup. Put the cleaned shark's fin into a kettle, and add 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and drain. Put the shark's fin into a wok or kettle, and add 4 more cups of water, the wine and ginger. Bring to a boil, and let simmer 1 minute. Drain and discard the ginger. Heat the corn oil in a wok or skillet, and add the bamboo shoots and mushrooms. Cook, stirring, about 10 seconds. Add the chicken broth and shark's fin. Bring to a boil. Skim off the white foam that rises to the surface. Add salt to taste. Add the shredded chicken. Blend the cornstarch and cold water. Stir this into the soup. Add the soy sauce, black pepper and sesame oil and serve.

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When I make this, I make a ton of it, and freeze some.

Beef Barley Soup

3 pounds boneless lean beef, cubed
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons garlic powder
6 (10.5 ounce) cans beef broth
3 cups water
8 stalks celery, chopped
12 carrots, chopped
12 green onions, chopped
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 box barley
1 teaspoon dried thyme
optional:
Spicy V-8 (I like the tomato flavor that it adds)


In a skillet over medium heat, saute the beef in the oil for 5 minutes, or until browned. Stir in the salt, pepper and garlic powder and place seasoned meat in a large stock pot. Add a little water to the skillet and stir to pick up the browned bits. Add to the stock pot.

Add the broth, water, V-8 (if desired), celery, carrots, green onions, parsley and barley. Bring to a boil, and then turn down heat to low. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, or until the vegetables and barley are tender. Add the thyme just before serving.

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