The Chicken Soup

I've been very sick the last few days, miserable, congested and sick in every way, and to top it off: I have no appetite. Last night I begged my mom for chicken soup and she used this golden opportunity to try and teach me the most popular Persian and American remedy to an illness. She said there's no better time to learn to make chicken soup than when you're sick and desperate for it.

I went down to Ralph's (owned by Kroger) and purchased a twin pack of game hen that were about 2lbs each, marjoram, fresh parsley, a large onion, baby carrots, and chicken bouillon. I looked up several recipes on the web and they common denominator to all of them said to put the greens like parsley and marjoram and bay leaves in last and throw everything in a pressure cooker for 20 minutes.

The game hen was frozen so step 1 was to defrost in the microwave for 10 minutes. Then the grossest part of the recipe, cleaning the bird! The hen needed to be cleaned and its skin peeled back. Fortunately this particular hen had already been cleaned out and I didn't have to deal with the gore and guts.
Step 2 throw it all in minus the parsley, marjoram, and wait 20 minutes with the pressure cooker steaming away! After 20 minutes put the pressure cooker under cold water to reduce the heat and pressure. Take the top off and add the rest of the ingredients and let boil topless for 10 minutes.

I wish I was made healthy from it- but I was rather ill after indulging in its tastiness.