Rosół
Chicken broth
Rosół: clear Polish Sunday chicken broth with root vegetables and thin noodles
Sunday lunch in Poland, from Gdańsk tenements to Silesian family houses, still starts with rosół: a golden, crystal-clear chicken broth served with fine egg noodles, sliced carrot and parsley. It cooks for hours at the barest simmer with a charred onion, parsley root, celeriac and leek, and the leftover meat goes into pierogi or a salad. It is also the soup for colds and new mothers. A common mistake is letting it boil, which clouds the broth and makes it greasy. Chef's tip: start the chicken in cold water and skim carefully as it comes up to heat; the clearer the first 20 minutes, the clearer the finished rosół.
- Total time
- 195 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the broth
To serve
- 7 oz fine egg noodles
- 2 tbsp parsley leaveschopped
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Put 2 ⅝ lb chicken legs and wings (or a small boiling hen) in a large pot with the cold 3 litres cold water and heat slowly. As it reaches a simmer, skim off all the grey foam with a spoon.
20 minStep 2: Meanwhile char the cut sides of 1 onion in a dry frying pan until almost black.
5 minStep 3: Add the onion, 3 carrots, 1 parsley root, 3 ½ oz celeriac, ½ leek, 5 allspice berries, 2 bay leaves and 8 black peppercorns. Keep at the gentlest simmer, uncovered, with bubbles barely breaking, for 2½–3 hours until the chicken falls from the bones (well past 165°F).
160 minStep 5: Cook 7 oz fine egg noodles in separate salted water until tender and drain. Put noodles and carrot slices in bowls, ladle over the hot broth and finish with 2 tbsp parsley leaves.
5 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 22 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does rosół take?
- About 195 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 180 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of carrots?
- Parsnip or sweet potato, same weight.
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