Hearty Chicken Hot Pot

Sharing a large pot of chicken and vegetables cooked in broth at the table is entertaining, fun, and soul-warming. As a child I frequently quarreled with my sisters over trivial things, and we created an icy atmosphere inside the house. My mother, who did not like to see us in such a condition at the dinner table, prepared this chicken hot pot. She was clever, knowing that sharing this hearty dish melted our hostility toward each other.

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