Chicken Soup With Sausage And Vegetables - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 medium onions, peeled and halved
2 None bay leaves
1-2 tsp black peppercorns
1 whole chicken, jointed
3/4 lb carrots, peeled and sliced
2 1/4 lbs cabbage, sliced
1/3 lb Bratwurst sausage, sliced
1 bunch parsley, chopped

Preparation

Place the onions, bay leaves and peppercorns in 9 cups of boiling salted water. Add the chicken and simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. Remove the chicken from the pot, remove the bones and skin and cut into bite sized pieces.
Sieve 4 cups of the cooking liquid into another pan and cook the carrots and cabbage for 5-10 mins, until just tender. Add the sausage and chicken and cook for 5 more mins. Season with salt and pepper, then serve with a sprinkle of parsley on top.