Recipe(tried): Chicken Noodle Soup

When I make chicken soup I break out my pressure cooker. I take 1 whole chicken (parts work well too), clean out the cavity and place it in the pressure cooker (6 quart variety). I fill the pot with water to almost cover chicken and add:

1 unpeeled onion,
2-3 cloves of peeled garlic,
4-6 peppercorns,
2-3 whole cloves,
a few parsely sprigs,
3-4 branches of fresh thyme,
1 whole unpeeled carrot

I let it cook about 35 minutes after the pressure has built.

Then I remove chicken, it's so tender that it falls apart. I strain and then defat the broth. Sometimes I keep some of the fat, it makes it taste richer.

Now that the broth is done, I cook the noodles in salted water separately and rinse them when they're done so that the noodles do not cloud the broth. Any vegetables that you want to add should also be cooked separately so that the chicken broth does not lose its pure chicken flavor.

When everything is ready, I lightly salt the broth and add the noodles and veggies. People can salt thier own soup if it's not salty enough. You always add salt, but you can't take it out.