Now why would you let a chicken leek in your soup? JK!
2 1/2 pounds fresh whole chicken
4 cups water
1 carrot, peeled sliced
1 celery rib, sliced
1/2 cup barley
2 teaspoons chicken base or bouillon granules
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1 bay leaf
1 1/2 cups leeks, sliced
In a kettle combine cut-up chicken, water, sliced carrot, sliced celery rib, barley, chicken base, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat; cover, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add sliced leeks. Return to a boil, reduce the heat; cover, and simmer until the chicken is done, about 15 minutes.
Remove the chicken from the soup and cool slightly. Remove the bones and skin; cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces.
Skim the surface of the soup. Remove the bay leaf. Return the chicken to the soup and heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
Makes 8 servings.Who has the best recipe for chicken and leek soup?
Japanese Clear Soup with Chicken and Leeks
Very satisfying, much more than you would expect from such meager ingredients.
1 boned chicken breast, trimmed and cut into small bite-sized cubes
salt
4 dried shiitake mushrooms, soaked in warm water with 1 teaspoon sugar for 30 minutes, cutting off stem, then sliced finely
1 small leek, sliced very finely
4 cups dashi (Japanese stock - see below for recipe)
Salt the little chicken cubes lightly, then simmer in water until just barely tender. Remove from heat and reserve.
Bring the dashi to a simmer, then add the chicken pieces and shiitake mushroom slices. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Strain out the chicken and mushrooms and arrange evenly and in patterns in the 4 soup bowls. Ladle the hot dashi over these bits, sprinkle each bowl with thinly sliced leeks, cover with lids, and serve immediately.
There are many types of dashi - this is one:
Shiitake Mushroom Soup Stock
4 cups and 1/4 cup water
4 large hoshi-shiitake (dried shiitake mushrooms)
Put water and hoshi-shiitake mushrooms in a deep pot and soak for 10 minutes. Heat on medium heat and bring to a boil. Stop the heat. Let it set for 20 minutes and strain the broth. Use the shiitake mushrooms for cooking.
Very Low Carb and Low Fat - and very delicious! Though I think I'm a bigger fan of Miso Soup
Chicken Leek Soup
2 pounds fresh chicken wings
6 cups water
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 leeks, sliced
In a large saucepan combine chicken wings, water, finely chopped carrot, chopped celery, chopped parsley, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Cook over medium heat for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the chicken is tender.
Remove the chicken, and when cool, strip meat off the bone and return to saucepan. Discard the bones and skin. Skim the broth and return the chicken to the saucepan. Add sliced leeks and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the leeks are tender.
Makes 6 servings.
Chicken Leek Soup
National Chicken Council - Joanne Parent, Anchorage, AK
Ingredients:
1 whole chicken
2 bulbs garlic (whole, not just clove), divided
1 onion, chopped
4 red potatoes, diced
4 large carrots, diced
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
3 leaves bok choy, diced
2 leeks, sliced
1 bunch cilantro, tops chopped, stems discarded
4 lemons
Directions:
In large saucepan, place chicken and cover completely with water. Add one sliced garlic bulb and onion. Cook about 45 minutes or until meat falls off bones. Remove chicken from pot and cool; discard skin and bones. Add potatoes, carrots, salt and chicken bouillon granules to broth. Coarsely chop chicken meat and return to pot. Add remaining garlic bulb (crushed), bok choy, leeks and cilantro. Boil until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Ladle into individual bowls and squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon over top of each.
Makes 8 servings.
Leek And Red Potato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
鈥?-4 large leeks
鈥? Tbsp olive oil
鈥? ribs celery, chopped
鈥? quarts chicken stock (homemade or unsalted canned)
鈥? large or 12-14 small red-skinned new potatoes, unpeeled, cut into chunks
鈥nough water to just cover (if needed)
鈥ill weed and black pepper to taste
鈥ea salt, to taste
鈥arlic croutons, for garnish
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