Abuela'S Sopa De Avena Con Pollo (Grandma'S Chicken And Oat Soup)

• Chicken and Vegetable Stock
• 1 medium yellow onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 whole stalk of celery
• 2 organic whole chicken legs
• 4 carrots
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• The Hearty Goodness
• 1 1/2 cups whole oat groats
• 6 roma tomatoes
• 1 cup green (string) beans
• 2 cups water
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 3/4 cup arbequina olives (stone-in)
• 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons salt (or to taste)

1. Place 2 tablespoons of olive oil into a deep cooking pot.
2. Coarsely chop the onion, garlic, and celery. Add them to the pot and saute over a medium flame until the vegetables have softened. Stir frequently.
3. Cut the chicken legs in half at the knee joint and add to the pot. Saute until lightly browned, stirring frequently.
4. Coarsely chop the carrots and add to the pot. Add the 4 cups of water and let simmer over a medium flame. When it comes to a boil, turn down the flame and allow to simmer until the chicken has cooked through and the meat is falling off the bone, about 1 hour.
5. Remove the bones and cut any remaining meat from them. Add the meat back to the broth and discard the bones.
6. Chop the tomatoes into eighths. Snip off the ends of the beans and cut them into 1-inch pieces. Add both to the soup.
7. Rinse the groats in cold water 3 times, or until the water drains away clear. Drain and then add them to the soup base along with 2 more cups of water.
8. Add the spices and the olives.
9. Cook, covered and over a low flame, for an hour before adding the salt.
10. Add salt to suit your taste. Feel free to modify the vegetables and spices as well. I happen to like more cumin, and sometimes I add mushrooms at the very end. This is sort of an anything goes recipe. ;)
11. Enjoy.

chicken, yellow onion, clove garlic, stalk of celery, chicken, carrots, water, olive oil, hearty, groats, roma tomatoes, green, water, bay leaves, oregano, cinnamon sticks, white pepper, arbequina olives, cumin seeds, ground cumin, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/24056-abuela-s-sopa-de-avena-con-pollo-grandma-s-chicken-and-oat-soup (may not work)