Title: American-oriental chicken soup
 Categories: Soups, Poultry
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      6 c  Chicken Stock
           -or canned Chicken Broth
      1 sl Fresh Ginger (2"); julienned
      2 bn Green Onions
           - diagonally sliced
           - into 1/2-in pieces
      2    Celery stalks
           - cut diagonally
           - in thin slices
      2 c  Cooked Chicken;
           -torn into bite-sized pieces
      2 tb Soy sauce
      1 ts Hoisin sauce
      1 cn Sliced water chestnuts (8oz)
           - drained
           Salt
           Freshly ground pepper
 
  PUT THE CHICKEN STOCK in a soup pot and set over high heat. Add the
  ginger, green onions and celery. Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and
  simmer 10 minutes. Add the chicken, soy sauce and hoisin sauce and
  simmer 5 minutes. Add the water chestnuts. Taste for seasoning and
  add salt and pepper. Serve hot. May be made ahead a day. This freezes
  fine for a leftover. Don't freeze it for making an impression.
  
  Makes 6 to 8 Servings