Cock a leekie soup

Ingredients

• 3 chicken legs, or 6 drumsticks
• 1 l water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 leeks, sliced
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 12 prunes, chopped
• 2 sprigs of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 200˚c

2. 2

   Roast the chicken pieces for around 30 minutes then place in a heavy bottomed pot along with any juices which have come out. Pour water over the chicken until it is covered. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 1 hour to give a stock

3. 3

   Add in the vegetables, prunes, herbs, a good grinding of pepper and half a teaspoon of salt. Cook until the vegetables are tender, around 20 minutes. Remove the chicken, take the meat from the bones and stir back into soup

4. 4

   Discard the bones and the herbs, check for seasoning and serve