Chicken Soup With Tiny Meatball

1. 2 lb. stewing chicken 4 c
2. water 2 1/2 tsp
3. basil 1/2 lb sm
4. onions 1 bay leaf
5. 1 clove garlic
6. Ginger
7. 5 carrots
8. sliced Parsley
9. celery leaves
10. Salt to taste
11. white paper

Method:

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