WHOLE CHICKEN CONSOMME

Ingredients:

4 pound kosher chicken, whole, gutted and cleaned,

4 stalks celery,

1 teaspoon salt or Goya Adobo,

2 medium carrots,

3 fresh tomatoes, chopped into pieces, or 1/2 medium can of tomatoes,

3 quarts water,

Directions:

1. Place gutted and thoroughly cleaned chicken in cold water, add salt and bring to a boil.  Remove the scum that firms on the surface of the water. Add carrots, celery, and tomatoes, cover the pan and cook for a time period, as follows: 1.5 hours for a tender chicken, and up to 2.5 hours for a tough chicken.  Add a little water for a less condensed soup.

2. Remove chicken and serve whole boiled chicken as desired.

3. Strain consomme (broth), and utilize the approximately  2 quarts of chicken broth at will.