Chakhobili - Armenian Chicken Onion Soup

You've got to give this a try. I guarantee that you'll like it!

3-4 pieces of chicken (any part)
3 onions quartered and then sliced
1 8oz can tomato sauce or puree
1 TB tomato paste
2 TB flour for thickening
2-3 TB oil (olive or canola or whatever you have)
1 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp dry basil
1 TB fresh or 1 tsp. dry parsley (I prefer the fresh one)
1-2 bay leaves
salt and pepper to taste

In a pot cover the chicken with water, add some salt and bay leaves and cook on the stove until chicken is cooked. Take the chicken out and save the broth. Shred the chicken and set aside.
Meanwhile in a medium saucepan heat oil over medium heat and add sliced onions by layering them and putting a pinch of salt on each layer. Don't stir the onions for about 10 minutes or until the bottom onions get browned, and then stir them until all of the onions are golden brown.
Add flour to the onions, stir to mix and then add paprika, basil, parsley and black pepper, tomato sauce and paste. Then add the shredded chicken and the broth to the onion mix. Bring to a boil and cook another 5 minutes or until thickened the way you prefer.


Yield: 6 servings