Chicken Soup Recipies?

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

Hi there

I sick with tonsilitis (ick) and ive been watching foxtel all day- the food channels mind you so now im starving.

Does anyone have a recipie for a nice chicken soup, not overly watery? I dont care if it has vegies in it or not i just cant be bothered with the canned stuff.

Can you help?

[Yummy Mummy of 5]

Not sure of its source, but my Mum originally made this soup and I got the recipe off her. Its become a family favourite (when I've got the time now days). She squidged it all up with a bamix when I first watched her make it, so I've always done the same - makes a smoother soup with the chicken more incorporated into the soup.

:chef: Creamy Chicken Soup

1.25kg chicken
2 large onions
90g butter
1/3 cup plain flour
2 chicken stock cubes
2L water
4 sticks celery
1 medium parsnip
salt and pepper
1 cup cream

Put chicken, water, one peeled and chopped onion, two sticks celery in pot, bring to boil and simmer two hours. Reserve 7 cups stock.

Melt butter add one peeled chopped onion, two sticks celery chopped and chopped parsnip. Cook until onions are tender. Add flour, stir and cook one minute. Remove from heat add stock. Stir, heat to boil and soup thickens. Simmer two minutes. Season with salt, pepper and stock cubes. Simmer gently ten minutes.

Remove skin from chicken and, cut meat into small cubes. Just before serving add chicken and cream. Heat, yummy!

I hope you feel better soon sweetie :hugs:

[ohgosh81]

I have gotten most of my receipes of my grandmother and as she doesnt use measurements neither do I so:

Get a 5 litre pot

Put in:
a few stalks of celery (whole with leaves)
a few whole carrotts
a large whole brown onion
a bay leave
2 beef soup bones
1 whole raw chicken

Then fill pot with water and place over medium heat with lid on until it boils, then turn heat down low so it just simmers and leave for 2-3 hours. You may wish to skim the foam that surfaces off. When done, strain the chicken and veg from the liquid and either cut up and re add to soup or leave out.

If I want a low fat version I leave the soup to cool overnight and then scrape the fat off otherwise I just put the strained liquid back in the pot, bring to boil and add noodles.

[StrawberryTheMilkshake]

Thanks!