Great chicken soup starts with a good broth. Good broth requires boiling bone-in pieces of chicken, vegetables and typical chicken soup seasonings in water until the flavors from the meat and vegetables leach into the water. read more
Japanese chicken noodle soup, or chicken udon, commonly contains mirin, soy sauce, sake as the base seasonings, and spring onions and shichimi -- a Japanese chili powder -- as the finishing ingredients. read more
Meanwhile, strain the cooking liquid, discard the celery tops and place the cooking liquid in a large pot. Place celery, carrots, onion, bouillon, soup mix and chicken broth in the pot and let simmer. Season with thyme, poultry seasoning, basil, peppercorns, bay leaves and parsley. Bone chicken and cut up meat into bite-size pieces. Return meat to pot. read more