Canja de Galinha

== Description ==
Chicken soup with lemon and mint
* Serves 6 to 8
== Ingredients ==
* 3 lb chicken
* 6½ oz chicken giblets, chopped
* 6 cups water
* 2 onions, finely chopped
* 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
* 1 tsp salt
* 2 bay leaves
* ⅔ cup rice
* juice of 1½ lemons
* 10 mint leaves, finely chopped
* freshly ground black pepper
== Directions ==
# Place the chicken in a large saucepan, add giblets, water, onions, celery, salt and bay leaves.
# Cover and simmer over low heat for 2 hours.
# Remove the chicken and let it cool.
# Add rice to the broth and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, until the rice is soft.
# Stir occasionally.
# In the meantime, remove the skin from the chicken and take the meat off the bones.
# Discard bones and skin.
# Cut the meat into small strips and add it to the broth, add lemon juice, and serve sprinkled with mint.
Category:Portuguese Soups
Category:Chicken Recipes
Category:Lemon juice Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Giblet Recipes