Starting with home made turkey and smoked ham hock broth I poached a chicken breast for 45 minutes at about 200 F with carrots, celery, leek tops, salt, and pepper. While shredding the chicken the rice noodles went in.
She topped it up at the end with a dash of cracked pepper, flat leaf parsley, and most important, a drizzle of sesame oil.
Many years ago a wise woman, the mother of a friend, explained to me why she believed that her homemade chicken soup was better than what you could buy. She explained that she, as a scientist, was a little embarrassed because it wasn’t measurable. The important ingredient couldn’t be bought, measured, or added from a jar. As a scientist she desired empirical evidence. Unfortunately love can’t really be measured, only experienced. I'm sure the way she describes it has changed, but her message has stayed with me all these years and this is my bowl of love.