Slow Cooker

This was a really simple way to prepare and use the whole bird. Plus I found a free range chicken on specical for $5 which really makes this meal economical.

Thinly slice the onions, half and slice the carrot, slice ginger. Rinse the chicken ensuring the insides are clean. Pop in the chicken, stock, chopped vegetables, bay leaves and leave to cook over night or 8 to 10 hours.

We halved the stock mixture, freezing half and using the other half for dinner. Half server 4.

To serve, slice the corn off the cob, put in a pan over medium heat with oil. And cook until golden. Rinse and slice the kale. Bring the soup back up to a high heat and add the kale till wilted. Take off heat and mix in the corn.

12 hour slow cooked chook

Chop everything up chunky like. In regards to mushrooms I love a shit tonne of them, the more the merrier for me. If you have time brown of the meat, dust it in flower and  place in a hot pan with some oil to brown the sides off.

Whack everything together in a slow cooker and wait patiently for about 6 hours. 

Slow Cooker

12 hour slow cooked chook

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