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Chicken Clear Soup Recipe

Chicken Clear Soup, a clear, light and comforting chicken soup with minimal flavourings. The soup is made with homemade chicken broth which makes it chicken soup for soul. This Chinese take out | restaurant style chicken clear soup can be made at home with minimum ingredients. Try this clear soup as mentioned with the guide of step by step pictures and video and it will be your winter comforting soup of choice.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
0 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine Chinese
Servings 6 servings
Calories 123 kcal

Equipment

Cooking pot or Instant pot or Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

For Clear Stock (Broth)

  • 500 grams Chicken (bone-in & skin-on)
  • 1 large Carrot cut into chunks
  • 1 large Onion cut into chunks
  • 1 inch Ginger peeled & sliced thinly
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • 2 tablespoon Chicken Bouillon Powder
  • 1 Litre Water
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper (coarsely crushed)

For Chicken Clear Soup

  • 2 tablespoon Cornstarch
  • ¼ cup Water
  • 4 tablespoon Green Onions (Spring Onions)
  • 1 small Red Chilli (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Start by making the clear chicken broth. Take all the ingredients given in a pot. Bring it to a full boil. Cover and cook on low heat for 40 to 45 minutes. Strain the broth. Chicken will be cooked by now.
  • Remove the chicken from the broth and pull out the meat from it and reserve it. We will use this for the soup.
  • Pour the stock back into the pan and bring it to a boil. Add the shredded chicken and heat through. 
  • Mix cornstarch with some water to form a slurry. Now pour the cornflour slurry in the soup and mix well till it thicken a bit.
  • Garnish with chopped green onions, chopped red chillies, salt and pepper to taste. Ladle  in a soup bowl and Serve piping hot.

Video

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Chicken Clear Soup Recipe
Serving Size
 
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
123
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Cholesterol
 
30
mg
10
%
Sodium
 
640
mg
28
%
Potassium
 
186
mg
5
%
Carbohydrates
 
8
g
3
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
2
g
2
%
Protein
 
8
g
16
%
Vitamin A
 
2107
IU
42
%
Vitamin C
 
5
mg
6
%
Calcium
 
32
mg
3
%
Iron
 
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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