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From our kitchenŞehriyeli tavuk çorbası – chicken noodle soup
Turkish chicken soup is made from a whole chicken and served with arpa şehriye or tel şehriye (vermicelli). A squeeze of lemon and pul biber are part of it.
Method
Bring the chicken to the boil with onion, carrots, celery, bay leaf and 2.5 l water, skim and simmer gently for 45 minutes.
Remove the chicken, pull the meat off the bones and strain the broth.
Melt the butter, cook the flour briefly, pour in the broth and bring to the boil.
Add the noodles and cook for 6 minutes, return the chicken, salt and pepper.
Serve with lemon juice, parsley and pul biber.
Tip from the storeFresh chicken from our halal counter – ask for a boiling fowl for the richest broth.