Topic: Chicken Soup

[Doris_Pinks]

Made this today and it is a lovely EASY recipe, found it somewhere on the net, good for what ails you!! (or good even if you are not ailing!)
Makes LOADS! So turned some of it into a chicken pie for the family!

Chicken Soup
1 whole chicken
1 gallon water
1 onion cut into quarters
3 garlic cloves
1 inch of ginger root shredded (I used 1 tablespoon jarred)
2 teaspoons salt
1 lb small new potatoes
4 large carrots cut into 1"slices
2 stalks celery cut into 1" slices
1 can babycorn   (or sweetcorn niblets)

Combine chicken, water, onion, garlic, ginger and salt in a large stock pot and bring to a boil (I used my preserving pan)

Simmer for an hour skimming off oil and fat as needed.

Test chicken with a fork to determine when it is tender and fully cooked.

Remove the chicken and shred it, removing bones, fat, skin and gristle.

Strain chicken broth.

Add remaining vegetables and chicken to broth and bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes or until potatoes are done.
Serve hot.

[Mrs Ava]

A gallon of water!!!   How many pints is a gallon of water??  I have a half chook defrosting as we speak and have all the ingredients, even fresh ginger, so you can guess what we will be having for supper tomorrow!  Nice on DP!

Hope you are feeling better now. :-*

[Doris_Pinks]

About 8 pints EJ!  Hope you enjoy it! ;D

[wardy]

I've been eating mostly home-made chicken soup  ;D  It's supposed to cure all ills so I've been eating loads of it to help my back.  I thought of making some of it into a poultice  ;D ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

Wardy, Could use the above recipe and strap the carcass to your back?? Well it would be warming! ;D   ;D  ;D

[tim]

DP - free range, of course, or you don't get the lovely gel?

[Doris_Pinks]

Sadly Tim no, I wanted organic but it was twice the price and finances dictate............................... :'(

[tim]

Point taken - even 'free range' costs that much more.

But I'm willing to save up for 'the real thing'!

[Doris_Pinks]

One day I shall roast 2 chickens, one cheapo supermarket and one organic, I want to see if the family can taste the difference! (I am convinced they would!)

[wardy]

Well we can't waste a good carcass!  When I've boiled mine up for soup I hang it up for the birds to get the last scrapings off so nothing goes to waste.  The dog gets a bit too.  I've been given some more leeks at the lotty today so it's more soup tomorrow.  Oh and I got some spring cabbage given me as well.  I think I might stir fry that with some black mustard seed

[GREENWIZARD]

i make chicken soup all the time but i have never added ginger~interesting.i'll give it ago DP

[Mrs Ava]

Made it - my variation, darn good it was to!

half a chook
red onion cut into big chunks
4 cloves garlic
good inch fresh ginger grated (ginger and chicken go soooo well together!)
celeriac, big chunks
couple of carrots, big chunks
1 tin of sweetcorn
plenty of seasoning

Brown the onions, garlic and bird, then chuck everything else in along with 4 pints of water.  Bring to the boil and cook uncovered for about 40 minutes.  Remove birdy and strip all the meat off, return it to the soup and cook for another 30 or so mins.  About 10 mins before dishing up I threw in a handful of linguinne (sp???) pasta.  It was delish!

Just love Chicken and ginger.  For me it is as natural as egg and chips, bangers and mash, toast and jam! ;D

[wardy]

I've been making chicken, noodle and sweetcorn soup (using creamed sweetcorn)  It has a dash of dark soy sauce and a bit of chilli sauce in it to pep it up and at the end a squeeze of lemon and a whisked fresh eggs dropped in to make eggy strands.  It has garlic, ginger and spring onion in it as well and it's lovely (I got the recipe from Meals in Minutes by Ainsley H).  I've even made it without chicken as long as the stock is good  :)

[tim]

DP - nice thought - but................will they appreciate:

1. The value for money in terms of meat against carcass weight?
2. The moistness of the meat?
3. The amount of jelly that you get from 'mature' bones?
4. The 'happier' birds? ( My wife always says 'why kill the happy ones??)

Apart from the flavour!! But DON'T let them compare the s'market spitroast flavours, which are a falsehood!