Chicken Soup With Tiny Meatballs

Here are one of my best chicken soup recipes, I hope you like this 

Ingredients:

2 pounds stewing chicken

4 cups water

2 1/2 teaspoon basil

1 bay leaf

1/2 pound small onions

1 clove garlic

5 carrots, sliced

Parsley and celery leaves

MEATBALLS:

1 cup finely minced beef

1 egg

1 slice crumbly white bread

1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

CHICKEN SOUP RECIPES 

1. Put chicken in water in large saucepan. put salt, pepper, basil, bay leaf and garlic.
2. get to boil. Lower heat and simmer slowly for 1/2 hour or until chicken is tender.
3. Remove chicken from pan. Cool and carefully skim fat from surface of soup.
4. Bring soup to a boil and add onions, carrots, parsley and celery, simmer gently for 10 minutes.

MEATBALLS: 

1. Mix beef with egg, bread, salt and pepper.
2. Form into small meatballs, add meatballs to soup and simmer for 35 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, skim and bone the chicken. Cut meat into small pieces.
4. Garnish the soup with chicken and serve.