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Matt Lucas’s chicken soup recipe will surprise some Jewish mothers

The Wonka actor regularly makes gallons of Jewish penicillin

February 8, 2024 14:46
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ByVictoria Prever, Victoria Prever

2 min read

Comedian Matt Lucas is a keen chicken soup-maker and always happy to share his kitchen secrets. Some of them may raise a few eyebrows though.

The self-confessed soup specialist has already shared his know-how with food professional Dame Prue Leith, teaching her how to make proper Jewish penicillin during lockdown.

Since then he has also shared his recipe in great detail on podcasts Off Menu and Table Manners. Most recently, in a January episode of BBC television’s Saturday Kitchen, he talked professional chef and tv presenter Matt Tebbutt through the process.

While Tebbut cooked up a bowl of golden broth for the Wonka star — as his chosen ‘food heaven’ — Lucas admitted he loves the stuff so much he makes it in almost industrial quantities:
“I bought a 32-litre pot so I can make about 30 portions. I have a freezer just for my chicken soup at home. That gets me through the winter.”