Warning: This post contains mature subject matter suitable only for those daring enough to try this recipe.Our new mother/daughter wants some of my chicken soup. I thought I would take you through my step by step two hour process. Making soup is a very enjoyable activity which centers me like few other activities partly because I am working with natural foods, filling the kitchen with aromatic goodness, and preparing the way for a tasty dinner.
In the photo you see my main ingredients for my medium sized soup pot.
Recipe
- several shredded onions
- five shredded celery sticks
- fresh bunch of chopped parsley
- about eight cups cubed turnips
- about six cups cubed carrots
- about eight cups green beans (I use a bag of frozen)
- about 1 and 1/2 pounds of chicken, bone in with skin
(Separate the bone and skin after about 40 minutes of cooking. Cooking the skin adds a little bit of fat which is a good thing in this very hearty soup.)
- several packets OXO chicken powder
- about four level teaspoons salt (to taste)
- about a level teaspoon of spicy pepper
- about a teaspoon each of celery seed, savoury, thyme...
- about 350 grams of acini di pepe (small pebble like Italian pasta)
Process:
- Sauteed the onions and celery in a tablespoon of oil, then fill the pot three/quarters with water and bring to boil with the chicken.
- After about 40 minutes separate the skin and bones from the chicken and cut the meat.
- Add the turnips and carrots and simmer for 30 minutes, add the green beans and simmer for 10 minutes more, then add the acini di pepe and simmer for another 10 minutes.
Serve shortly thereafter. (Cool the large pot upon completion by stirring to keep the texture of the ingredients.)
There are a million variations to this recipe I am sure. What are your favourite chicken soup ingredients to soothe the winter spirit?
