Randy Raucous Rooster Soup
- Author: Rocky Mountain Woman
- 1 rooster or small chicken, cup up
- 1 bay leave
- 8 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
- 1 small bag of baby carrots
- 1 t herbes de provence
- 1/2 cup instant barley
- 1 t salt
- bouillon cube (optional)
- fresh ground pepper to taste
- Cook the chicken or rooster in water with the bay leaf for about 3 hours on simmer
- Let cool, remove chicken and take the meat and skin off the bones, shredding it into smaller pieces
- Saute the celery and carrots in a little olive oil for about 10 minutes in a large pot
- Add the broth and meat, herbes de provence, barley, salt and bouillon cube (if desired)
- Simmer for another hour or so