Surprisingly Good Chicken Soup

I wan't going to write what I did to make yesterdays chicken soup but it was surprisingly good (even if I do say so myself), so here goes:

Ingredients: Chicken carcass 2 Onions Carrot Thyme Peppercorns Vegetable Oil Ginger 2 cloves garlic Left over chicken Red pepper Nest of Noodles Fish Sauce Dark Soy Sauce Tabasco (I would have used a chilli instead if I'd had any) Sesame Oil Lemon Juice Fresh Coriander

Place the chicken carcass in a large pan with an onion cut in half, a couple of carrots (no need to peel either), a couple of sprigs of thyme and half a dozen peppercorns.  Cover, bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer for at least an hour.  The flavourings can be changed to suit what you're going to do with the stock.  Remove all the bits and pieces and either leave to cool and store in the fridge or freeze, or use immediately. (or just use shop bought stock :) )

In a large saucepan heat some vegetable oil.  Thinly slice the onion, ginger and red pepper (and chilli if using) and fry gently until soft but not coloured before adding the chopped garlic and cooking for a couple more minutes.  Add in the left over chicken and the nest of noodles.  Cover with stock and bring to the boil.  Add fish sauce, dark soy sauce, and tabasco.  I didn't measure them so just keep tasting and finessing.  When the stock is as spicy and salty as you like add a squeeze of lemon juice.  Finally stir in some chopped fresh coriander and a few drops of sesame oil.  Serve and sprinkle on a bit more coriander on top to make it look pretty.