Little Men, little ladies and nostalgic Chicken Soup
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Recipe type: Soup
Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cup boneless chicken pieces
  • 1 cup carrots peeled and cut into 3" long square stems (they should fill the cup standing)
  • 8 whole pepper corns
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 Large tomato halved
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger root julienne
  • 12 glasses of water (or homemade chicken broth)
  • ½ cup spring onions chopped fine
  • 2 tbsp butter plus more to add later
  • cracked pepper to taste
  • lemon juice(optional)
  • Garlic and butter croutons* (See Note#1)
Instructions
  1. Combine chicken, carrots, pepper corns, tomato, ¾ of ginger, salt, sugar and water.
  2. Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 45 minutes till chicken is tender.* See Note#2
  3. Using a tongs, pick up the chicken and carrot pieces and set aside.
  4. Strain the liquid till it runs clear. Discard the mush left behind in the strainer.
  5. Heat 2 tbsp butter in a Dutch Oven or an equally deep pan, and add the clear water.
  6. Add 1 pod of garlic, rest of the ginger and shallots/spring onions
  7. Bring to a boil and cook on medium for 5 minutes.
  8. Pick the garlic and discard.
  9. Shred the chicken and cut the carrots in bite size pieces, and add to the soup.
  10. Serve in soup bowls topped with butter, cracked pepper, croutons and few drops of lemon juice.
Note#1: You can use plain croutons too, Gluten free croutons or totally skip it.
Note#1: You can use pressure cooker to cook. Simply cook for 5 minutes after it starts steaming. Later on, cook to reduce the water a little by simmering it.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/little-men-little-ladies-and-nostalgic-chicken-soup/