1 Chicken thigh or breast (ideally use a drumstick with the bone still in.)
2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 inch fresh ginger root, thinly sliced
3-4 leaves of curly kale, chopped
4-5 fresh or reconstituted shittake mushrooms, sliced
2 carrots, sliced
1 lemon
1 cup of cooked rice (I use a wild and brown mix)
2-3 tablespoons of soy sauce (or to taste)
2 tablespoons sesame oil
healthy dash of fresh ground black pepper
2 tablespoons Miso (soybean) paste
1 tablespoon Korean red hot pepper paste
1/2 cup napa (cabbage) kimchi, chopped (you can get a small jar of it from many mainstream grocery stores.  It probably won't taste very good but I use it in a pinch.)
1/3 cup brine from the kimchi
4-6 cups of water (less water will make for a stewier soup.)