Grandma Etta’s Chicken Soup

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Grandma Etta's Chicken Soup

This is the quintessential Jewish chicken soup. This has been the staple of my family for generations. Whenever one of us was sick, there was chicken soup. At every holiday, there was chicken soup. It is comfort in a bowl.
Category: Soup
Cuisine: Jewish
Keywords: Comfort Food
Author: Etta Jackson

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker
  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 - 2 Chicken breasts ~ 2.5 to 3 lbs if bone-in; 2 lbs if boneless
  • 1 Leek
  • 1 medium Yellow Onion
  • 1 Parsnip
  • 1 Turnip
  • 3 Carrots
  • 2 stalks Celery
  • ½ bunch Dill
  • ½ bunch Parsley
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 8-10 ounces Water

Instructions

Instant Pot:

  • Peel carrots, then slice in half and quarter the halves.
    Peel and then slice an X into the onion - do not chop.
  • Place all ingredients into the instant pot and fill with water to just below water line.
  • Set on Manual for 35 minutes, let depressurize for 15 minutes, then use quick-release valve.
  • Remove the vegetables except for the carrots. If vegetables are too soft to remove easily, strain into a bowl through a large mesh strainer.
  • Remove the chicken and pick through with to remove all of the bones, then return meat to broth.

Traditional Pressure Cooker:

  • Peel carrots, then slice in half and quarter the halves.
    Peel and then slice an X into the onion - do not chop.
  • Place all ingredients into a pressure cooker and fill to the line with water.
  • Seal the pressure cooker and cook according to the pressure cooker directions.
  • Remove the vegetables except for the carrots. If vegetables are too soft to remove easily, strain into a bowl through a large mesh strainer.
  • Remove the chicken and pick through with to remove all of the bones, then return meat to broth.

Notes

TIP: Instead of purchasing all of the vegetables separately, you can buy pre-packaged "Soup Greens" in the produce department of your local supermarket.
This freezes extremely well, so you can make a large amount and freeze some in smaller portions for the next time a cold runs through your house.
Add matzo balls, pasta, or rice for classic and delicious variations. When I was little, my mom used to add pastina to brighten my sick days when I was home from school.
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