Ingredients

• 3 lb. chicken
• 1 bunch leeks (about 3), chopped
• 12 prunes
• 2 sprigs parsley
• salt and pepper

Directions

1. Cover the chicken in water and simmer in a covered pot for 2 - 3 hours.
2. Remove chicken, separate meat from bones, and return meat to pot.
3. Add leeks, prunes, parsley, salt, and pepper.
4. Simmer another 45 minutes.

Serves 6.

Attribution: Cock-A-Leekie by Carey Elizabeth Marshall, Thunder Bay, Ontario. As found in The Harrowsmith Cookbook: Volume Number 1.