CALDO DE GALLINA - MEXICANO

Steps:

• Wash chicken with water and salt. In a large thick bottomed pot, bring water to boil with whole chicken pieces. Add washed whole carrots, celery, halved onion and bay leaf. Bring to a slow simmer. In mortar and pestle, crush peppercorn, coriander and add to broth. Add coarse salt. Do not boil too rapidly. Clean foam off the top. Simmer for 45 min. Remove meat and place in a bowl. Cover and place aside. Remove large pieces of vegetables and discard. Strain broth through a colander into a container, saving the broth. Discard contents in the colander. more to follow...