Poached Chicken

• 1 three-pound chicken
• Water to barely cover
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 carrot, scraped and cut in half
• 1 rib celery with leaves, cut in half
• 12 peppercorns
• Salt to taste, if desired

1. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan.
2. Cover and bring to the boil.
3. Let simmer 30 minutes.

threepound chicken, water, bay leaf, carrot, celery, peppercorns, salt

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/5893 (may not work)