>(3) Yes, 4 tablespoons of MSG. If you're the ill-informed type who still thinks MSG is bad for you then fine you can use less of it or none at all; it's your loss and I feel sorry for your soul

Lol. That's perfect. Worked in food for a couple decades. All fast food has msg in the meats and cheeses. Though I would use more like 4 teaspoons.

The rest of the recipe appears to be pretty much the exact same as what I used to make in the restaurants I cooked at. You could probably double the soy sauce TBH. We didn't used bay leaf, I will have to try that. We cheated on the broth of course, and used chicken broth that had been simmering for hours, instead of water.