Pennsylvania Chicken Corn Soup | Pennsylvania Chicken Corn Soup Recipes | Pennsylvania Chicken Corn Soup Recipe

Rinse the chicken well. Place it and the onion in a large heavy saucepan or soup pot. Cover with water, and add salt, the peppercorns, bay leaf and thyme. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until the chicken is tender and nearly cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and remove the chicken pieces from the broth. Allow the chicken to cool.

When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove and discard the skin, and pull the meat from the bones. Cut the meat into bite-size pieces, and set aside.

Remove the thyme sprigs, bay leaf, and the peppercorns from the chicken broth, and then bring it to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the saffron, season generously with salt and pepper and cook for 15 minutes. Add the reserved chicken and the corn. Bring back to a boil. Add the noodles and cook until they are just tender, 5 minutes. Season to taste and serve immediately.
6 servings.