Polish Chicken and Rice Soup

Cook Time 2 hours

Servings 6

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

1 cup risotto rice or short grain rice

4 chicken drumsticks

1½ tbsp of tomato paste

¼ tsp allspice

1 bay leaf

1.5L chicken stock

2L water

Fresh parsley, finely chopped to garnish

Salt

Method

Heat oil in a large pot and sweat the onions for 2 minutes. Add the tomato paste and cook off for a few minutes before adding the allspice and bay leaf.

Add the rice, stock, water and chicken drumsticks and salt to the pot. Bring to the boil and then turn down the heat and simmer for 1 - 2 hours until thick and rich and the chicken is meltingly tender. Once cooked, use a stick blender to blitz 3 - 4 times to make it creamy.

Serve with fresh parsley.