richard-in-cincy
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I was out of town last week and around a lot of people in large enclosed spaces. Since I normally work at home and don't see many people in a typical week, I was exposed to a lot of germs I don't normally get and subsequently came down with some sort of bug and the only thing I could think of was homemade chicken noodle soup.
I cleaned and put a chicken in the soup pot in ice water last night so that in the morning, all I had to do was turn the burner on when I got up to let the dogs out. Went back to bed to let it simmer on low and 2 hours later had a luscious cooked chicken and the beginnings of a nice stock.
I pulled out the tender chicken, picked it, threw the carcass back into the pot, and left it to simmer for another 2 hours. Then I strained the stock, returned it to the pot and added the onions, garlic, celery, carrots, parsley, poultry spice, sherry, salt, and pepper and set it back on the stove to simmer the vegetables tender.
Meanwhile, I put some German porcini noodles on to cook, made chicken salad with the breast meat, chopped up the rest then added it to the soup pot with the cooked noodles and a bag of frozen peas.
And the bowl of steaming hot, homemade chicken noodle soup I just had for lunch with a half sandwich of homemade chicken salad was just the ticket.
The kitchen is trashed, but I am going back to bed happy with a cup of hot tea.
I cleaned and put a chicken in the soup pot in ice water last night so that in the morning, all I had to do was turn the burner on when I got up to let the dogs out. Went back to bed to let it simmer on low and 2 hours later had a luscious cooked chicken and the beginnings of a nice stock.
I pulled out the tender chicken, picked it, threw the carcass back into the pot, and left it to simmer for another 2 hours. Then I strained the stock, returned it to the pot and added the onions, garlic, celery, carrots, parsley, poultry spice, sherry, salt, and pepper and set it back on the stove to simmer the vegetables tender.
Meanwhile, I put some German porcini noodles on to cook, made chicken salad with the breast meat, chopped up the rest then added it to the soup pot with the cooked noodles and a bag of frozen peas.
And the bowl of steaming hot, homemade chicken noodle soup I just had for lunch with a half sandwich of homemade chicken salad was just the ticket.
The kitchen is trashed, but I am going back to bed happy with a cup of hot tea.