Post by kickingfrog on Feb 17, 2011 14:12:08 GMT
Excellent Chicken Soup
Posted by Lyn G Dorset on 1/2/2009
GF board
When you have eaten all chicken meat put carcase & any bones in large saucepan.
Cover with water, add raw onion & bay leaves/ herbs to taste, bring to boil simmer for about an hour with lid on.
Make sure it doesn't boil dry.
Allow to cool, skim off any fat, then put through sieve & discard bones.
Small amount of Marmite can be added.
Bring to boil & soup is ready.
If any left over allow to cool, keep in fridge & bring to boil again before consuming.
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Chicken soup
Posted by Sheona (Drossa) on 31/1/2009
The best way is to use a boiling chicken. But another quick - and cheap - version:
1 x turkey leg (sold in most major supermarkets)
1 large or 2 medium carrots - just clean and leave whole
1 x large onion - pell and cut into quarters
1 or 2 sticks of celery
springs of fresh parsley (doesn't matter if you don't have any)
All into a saucepan and cover with water (I use a pressure cooker). Bring to boil and simmer until turkey is cooked - about 20 to 25 minutes in a pressure cooker. Allow approx 1.5 hours in a conventional saucepan.
Take off heat. Strain (use a colander if nothing else available). Discard the vegetables and put turkey to one side. Allow soup to cool and then remove excess fat which will float to the surface.
To serve the soup - there are really lots of different ways and the following are just a few suggestions
1. Italian "stracciatella" - heat sufficient quantity of soup for number of people to be served. Whilst heating beat one egg per person into a bowl. Add generous quantity of grated parmesan cheese and some chopped fresh parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste. As the soup comes to the boil turn the heat to simmer, and add the egg/parmesan cheese/parsley mix to the simmering soup. In a minute of so the cooked egg mix will come to the surface. It is ready to serve with extra grated parmesan and lots of fresh bread.
2. Chop finely a selection of mixed vegetables (carrots, potato, celery, parsnips, swede etc.) and add a teaspoon of tomato puree. Sseason and simmer until the vegetables are cooked.
3. Add chopped potatoes and leeks. Season and simmer until cooked.
What to do with the turkey? Again several options but one would be to:
cool
chop
add chopped gherkins (cornichons), pickled onions, a little wholegrain mustard, seasoning and mayonnaise. Serve with salad or as a sandwich filling.
Bon Appetit!
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Chicken soup
Posted by Jocelyn (D&D) on 31/1/2009
I make it similarly to Sheona. I use chicken pieces, an onion, a tomato, some carrots and a couple of sticks of celery. Add whole black peppercorns and salt to taste. Cover with cold water and then bring to the boil and simmer for about half and hour. Remove the chicken and then continue to simmer until the vegetables are cooked. Take the carrots out and save, strain the rest of the veg off and throw away.
Alternatively you can cheat and just buy chicken knorr boullion and add a couple of veggies and chicken bits to taste.
I do this all the time as a quick meal for my kids. I like both served with rice noodles or rice and I add different veggies like spinach, broccolli, sweetcorn or peas or all of the above!
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Posted by Lyn G Dorset on 1/2/2009
GF board
When you have eaten all chicken meat put carcase & any bones in large saucepan.
Cover with water, add raw onion & bay leaves/ herbs to taste, bring to boil simmer for about an hour with lid on.
Make sure it doesn't boil dry.
Allow to cool, skim off any fat, then put through sieve & discard bones.
Small amount of Marmite can be added.
Bring to boil & soup is ready.
If any left over allow to cool, keep in fridge & bring to boil again before consuming.
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Chicken soup
Posted by Sheona (Drossa) on 31/1/2009
The best way is to use a boiling chicken. But another quick - and cheap - version:
1 x turkey leg (sold in most major supermarkets)
1 large or 2 medium carrots - just clean and leave whole
1 x large onion - pell and cut into quarters
1 or 2 sticks of celery
springs of fresh parsley (doesn't matter if you don't have any)
All into a saucepan and cover with water (I use a pressure cooker). Bring to boil and simmer until turkey is cooked - about 20 to 25 minutes in a pressure cooker. Allow approx 1.5 hours in a conventional saucepan.
Take off heat. Strain (use a colander if nothing else available). Discard the vegetables and put turkey to one side. Allow soup to cool and then remove excess fat which will float to the surface.
To serve the soup - there are really lots of different ways and the following are just a few suggestions
1. Italian "stracciatella" - heat sufficient quantity of soup for number of people to be served. Whilst heating beat one egg per person into a bowl. Add generous quantity of grated parmesan cheese and some chopped fresh parsley. Add salt and pepper to taste. As the soup comes to the boil turn the heat to simmer, and add the egg/parmesan cheese/parsley mix to the simmering soup. In a minute of so the cooked egg mix will come to the surface. It is ready to serve with extra grated parmesan and lots of fresh bread.
2. Chop finely a selection of mixed vegetables (carrots, potato, celery, parsnips, swede etc.) and add a teaspoon of tomato puree. Sseason and simmer until the vegetables are cooked.
3. Add chopped potatoes and leeks. Season and simmer until cooked.
What to do with the turkey? Again several options but one would be to:
cool
chop
add chopped gherkins (cornichons), pickled onions, a little wholegrain mustard, seasoning and mayonnaise. Serve with salad or as a sandwich filling.
Bon Appetit!
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Chicken soup
Posted by Jocelyn (D&D) on 31/1/2009
I make it similarly to Sheona. I use chicken pieces, an onion, a tomato, some carrots and a couple of sticks of celery. Add whole black peppercorns and salt to taste. Cover with cold water and then bring to the boil and simmer for about half and hour. Remove the chicken and then continue to simmer until the vegetables are cooked. Take the carrots out and save, strain the rest of the veg off and throw away.
Alternatively you can cheat and just buy chicken knorr boullion and add a couple of veggies and chicken bits to taste.
I do this all the time as a quick meal for my kids. I like both served with rice noodles or rice and I add different veggies like spinach, broccolli, sweetcorn or peas or all of the above!
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