Chicken Noodle Soup

The table

1 largeyellow onionsweat 8 minsimmer 30 min, shred chickenstir in, season
3 mediumcarrots
3 ribscelery
2 Tbsunsalted butter
10 cups(2.4 L)chicken stock
1 1/2 lb(700 g)bone-in chicken thighs
1bay leaf
6 oz(170 g)wide egg noodlesboil 7 min, drain
4 qt(well salted)water
2 tspkosher salt
1/4 cupflat-leaf parsley
1/2 tspblack pepper
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What to lay out

Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.

1sweat 8 min

2boil 7 min, drain

3simmer 30 min, shred chicken

goes in with what step 1 made

4stir in, season

goes in with what steps 2 and 3 made

Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 38 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

One of the 4 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 1 hr.

  1. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  2. boil 7 min, drain

    7 minwalk away(read off the step)from the start

  3. simmer 30 min, shred chicken

    30 minwalk away(read off the step)8 min in

  4. stir in, season

    not timed38 min in

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>> title: Chicken Noodle Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: chicken, noodles, stovetop, dinner
>> counters: Diner, Deli
>> servings: 6
>> time: 1 hr
>> step.1: sweat 8 min
>> step.2: simmer 30 min, shred chicken
>> step.3: boil 7 min, drain
>> step.4: stir in, season

Sweat @yellow onion{1%large}, @carrots{3%medium}, and @celery{3%ribs} in @unsalted butter{2%Tbs} over medium heat for ~{8%min}.

Simmer @&(~1)vegetables{} for ~{30%min} with @chicken stock{10%cups}(2.4 L), @bone-in chicken thighs{1 1/2%lb}(700 g), and @bay leaf{1}, then lift out the chicken, shred the meat off the bones, and return it to the pot.

Boil @wide egg noodles{6%oz}(170 g) in @water{4%qt}(well salted) until just tender, ~{7%min}, then drain.

Stir @&(~1)noodles{} into @&(~2)broth{} with @kosher salt{2%tsp}, @flat-leaf parsley{1/4%cup}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp}.