Sick People Soup

My mom used to make this for us whenever we were sicky - it loaded with good stuff to make you feel better as well as pepper to make your nose run and sweat out the fever. Well that’s what she said anyway.

ingredients

1 whole chicken cut up and cleaned with lemon and seasoned.
1 cup of yellow split peas (dhal)
1 cup sliced carrots
1 cup sliced celery
1 cup sliced potatoes
1 onion sliced
1 head of garlic crushed
fresh herbs to flavour - i like thyme and coriander, about 1/2 cups worth.
6 cups of water or half the pot
2-3 stock cubes, preferably Maggi
1 scotch bonnet pepper

directions

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1. season chicken well with S&P, and green seasoning.
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2. Use a large pot and med-low heat -saute onions, garlic, celery and carrots.
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3. when soft, add water split peas and stock cubes and let simmer for about 15-20 minutes. Stir intermittently as peas will thicken the soup. Add water if neccesary.
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4. add the chicken parts and half of the herbs
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5. Drop in pepper
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6. Cover and let
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7, boilStir intermittently to keep from sticking, you may find you need to add more water - this is fine.