Brazillian Food

This is a very simple but tasty soup, which is sure to keep you ,in the Northern Hemisphere, warm this winter.
1. Cut chicken into 4 pieces
2. Wash chicken well with salt and lemon
3. Rinse, and season with salt and pepper
4. Place chicken,gizzard, onions, carrots and water in a stockpot and simmer 2 hours
5. Add the garlic ( peeled whole)tomato, salt, pepper and cook another 30 minutes or until chicken is very tender.
6. Remove bones and skin,and shred chicken .
7. Return shredded chicken to pot, add the rice and cook until rice is very soft, almost creamy. Stir in parsley and cilantro.Check seasonings
8.Boil a few minutes and serve very hot.
Note: I like to add a tiny pinch of curry to this soup Miriam