Smoked Chicken Curry Soup

I always look to get extra uses out of the items I smoke on the smoker.  If you have ever smoked a chicken, you have to try to make stock with it.  It creates such a good flavor.  So I used about 1/2 a smoked chicken and the bones of another chicken; through it in a big pot and put in the traditional stock items with a smoke spin.  I let the soup sit for a day and rendered off the fat and then warmed and added my curry, turmeric and coconut milk and put a nice twist on the classic.

Recipe
Smoked Chicken Curry Soup:

1. I had smoked 2 chickens.  I reserved 1/2 of one chicken and then put this one and the bones of the other one in a stock pot
2. I added at least 10 cups of water, 6 celery stalks, 20 plus baby carrots and 2 yellow onions quartered; 3 tsp each salt, pepper and smoked paprika;  bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for a couple of hours.
3. Let cool and put in the fridge overnight so you can render the fat before cooking again
4. Pull the chicken of the bones and return to pot and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer
5. Add 4 – 5 tbsp of curry powder, 3 – 4 tbsp of turmeric, 2 tsp each of salt and pepper and continue simmering until you are ready to eat