CHICKEN SOUP FROM SCRATCH
Chicken soup is one of the most painless and pleasing recipes a home cook can master. This soup has all the classic flavors (celery, carrot, parsley) but has been updated for today's cooks, who can't easily buy the stewing hen and packet of soup vegetables that old-fashioned recipes used to call for. A whole bird provides the right combination of fat, salt and flavor. Don't be tempted to use all white meat, as the flavor won't be as round. Because making soup involves the bones and deep tissues of the bird, it is particularly reassuring here to use the highest-quality poultry you can find. This method produces a fragrant, golden, savory soup you want to eat all winter long; it's a perfect backdrop for noodles, rice or matzo balls.
Provided by Julia Moskin
Categories dinner, lunch, soups and stews, appetizer, main course
Time 2h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Place the chicken, celery, carrots, onions, parsnip (if using), parsley, peppercorns, bay leaves and salt in a large soup pot and cover with cold water by 1 inch.
- Bring to a boil over high heat, then immediately reduce the heat to very low. Adjust the heat until the soup is "smiling": barely moving on the surface, with an occasional bubble breaking through. Cook uncovered, until the chicken is very tender and falling off the bone, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- When cool enough to handle, use tongs to transfer chicken from the pot to a container. Taste the broth and continue to simmer it until it is concentrated and tasty. Strain broth through a fine sieve (or a colander lined with cheesecloth) into a separate container. Discard all the solids from the strainer (or reserve the vegetables, chill and serve with vinaigrette, if you wish).
- Refrigerate chicken pieces and broth separately for at least 8 hours (or up to 3 days), until a thick layer of yellow fat has risen to the top of the broth.
- When ready to finish the soup, use your fingers to separate chicken breast meat from bones and skin. Discard bones and skin. Use two forks to pull the breast meat apart into soft chunks, or use a knife and cut into bite-size pieces. (Reserve dark meat for another use.)
- Skim chicken fat from top of broth and set aside. Place 3 tablespoons of the fat in a soup pot with a lid. Add leeks, stir to coat, and heat over medium heat until leeks begin to fry. Then reduce the heat to a gentle sizzle and cook, stirring often, until slightly softened, about 3 minutes.
- Add carrots, sprinkle with salt, stir, and cover the pot. Cook until vegetables are just tender, about 5 minutes more. (Keep in mind that vegetables will continue to cook in the soup.) Do not brown.
- Pour broth into pot with vegetables and heat to a simmer. Add noodles and simmer until heated through, soft and plumped with chicken broth. Add the breast meat, then taste broth and add salt and pepper to taste. For best flavor, soup should have some golden droplets of fat on top; if needed, add more chicken fat one teaspoon at a time.
- Serve immediately, in a tureen or from the pot, sprinkling each serving with herbs.
SARA'S FULL-FLAVORED CHICKEN SOUP
This is my tweeked version of my mom's recipe. It is soooooo tasty, I couldn't believe I didn't see a similar cooking method on here yet. It takes a while to make, but really isn't very hard!!! And it is definitely worth the wait! You really want bone in, skin on chicken to really get a good flavor. You can also use other veggies, these are just my family favorites.
Provided by Super Sara
Categories Clear Soup
Time 3h30m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oil in large pot on medium-high.
- Salt and pepper chicken pieces and add to hot oil.
- Brown all chicken pieces very well on each side. I find it easy to use long tongs to turn them.
- Add onions and garlic to pot and cook until transluscent. Do NOT overcook the garlic, it will really ruin the flavor of the broth.
- Add 12c. of water, chicken broth, italian seasoning and bay leaves. If you don't have broth I'll add about 2TB of Better than Boullion.
- Simmer for 1-2 hours until the chicken is falling from the bones.
- Remove Chicken from pot and set aside to cool. Strain out onions, bay leaves and any larger chunks of garlic.
- Add celery and carrots and turn heat up to boil, then reduce to simmer. While veggies are cooking, shred or cut up chicken pieces, discarding the skins and bones. Return to pot. At this point, if your stock/liquid has cooked down quite a bit, you can always add more water at this point. I usually do!
- Check vegetables after 20-30 minutes; remove from heat.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 226.2, Fat 14.6, SaturatedFat 4.2, Cholesterol 79, Sodium 209.4, Carbohydrate 5.4, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2.3, Protein 17.5
CHICKEN VELVET SOUP
I had this soup at a church dinner. I couldn't believe how tasty it was, for just having simple ingredients. This soup really hits the spot.
Provided by lisar
Categories Chicken
Time 30m
Yield 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Melt butter in saucepan.
- Add flour to melted butter; cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.
- Set aside.
- Combine milk, 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
- Heat but don't boil
- Add butter flour mixture and stir and cook until mixture thickens.
- Add remaining 1 quart broth, cooked chicken, salt and pepper.
- Heat but do not boil.
- Add some frozen green beans or grated carrot for color.
BASIC CHICKEN SOUP
Everyone has their own favorite chicken soup recipe, but rarely have so few ingredients added up to so much comfort. This version has classic flavors and, thanks to a simplified method, cooks more quickly than traditional chicken soups (the dish is ready in a little over an hour). There's no need to make a separate stock; the vegetables and meat form their own satisfying broth.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Soups, Stews & Stocks Soup Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Bring chicken, water, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a large stockpot. Skim foam. Add onions, celery, and garlic. Reduce heat. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
- Remove breast, and set aside. Add carrots. Simmer, partially covered, for 40 minutes.
- Remove remaining chicken; discard back and wings. Let cool slightly. Remove meat from bones, and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Stir in desired amount of chicken; reserve the rest for another use. Skim fat. Season with salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 378 g, Cholesterol 117 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 38 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 718 g
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