Making hearty chicken soup from carcass - how?

[sethstarkaddersmum]

had roast chicken the other day, there is only a little meat left on the carcass.
Normally I make stock but today I want to make a hearty soup with lots of veg.

I know it's a silly question, but what's the method? Do I just proceed as for stock but hoick the bones out (and flake off any remaining bits of meat) and leave the stock vegetables in as part of the soup as well as adding some more different veg?
Or do I need to strain it all and start from scratch with veg?

tia

I mean, do I need to throw away the stock veg and do another lot of celery, carrots etc?

Remove stock veg before you strain if possible and bin - I think then look yuck and taste slimey by the time you've made stock, then remove the chicken carcass and flake off the meat into a dish. Strain the stock and remove and flake any other substantial piece of meat in the sieve.

Then soften soup veg in a little butter or oil (onion, leek, carrot etc). Add back the stock and flaked chicken, season to taste. I like some barley in mine too as it thickens it up and soaks up all the lovely juices. Simmer til nice consistency and serve with thick slives of bread and butter.

thank you FreeButtonBee.
Barley is a great idea - I love barley!

for a change, you could fry off ginger, garlic and chlli with the carrots and onions , add the stock and bring to the boil, cook some thing green (cabbage pak choi etc) in the stock, when cooked add some coconut milk , fish sauce, the bits of chicken, heat through and then add lemon/lime and fresh coriander before serving

Well I strip bones first, put all the scraps of meat in a bowl to add later, then boil up the carcass with some onion carrot and celery etc.

Remove the carcass and scoop out the big bits of veg but I don't actually strain it.

Sometimes I add more veg, sometimes not. To make a big hearty soup I would add more, and other veg like thinly sliced cabbage, sweetcorn etc. Potato to make it thicker, and / or a handful of pasta, then the chicken meat.

(Disclaimer - I'm vegetarian - but the only one in the house. We always make soup after the carnivores have had roast chicken)

LOL.

I could, but I haven't got any greens, coriander or coconut milk, and dh doesn't like coconut milk!

but thanks, I will do that one one day when he goes off on a work trip, it sounds absolutely divine.