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I'm Sickie Chickie Soup
Feb. 28th, 2014 01:50 pmI REALLY wanted soup made from broth thick with gelatin from bones and connective tissues yesterday, plus I figure the whole head of garlic couldn't hurt the state of my respiratory system. Using a pressure cooker cuts cooking time to about an hour and does a superior job of extracting the gelatins, if you ask me.
Dismember a whole chicken, brown the chicken in a little vegetable oil. Add whole head of garlic chopped in half, onions peeled and quartered, carrots and celery in big chunks, several springs of parsley, bay leaf, teaspoon-ish of peppercorns, and a few whole cloves, plus enough water to cover (2-3 quarts depending on pot, minding the max fill if using pressure cooker). Slow cook in dutch oven on stove top or brothify in a pressure cooker. After cooking, carefully remove chicken and strain off other solids. Re-assemble soup to your taste balancing salt seasonings, adding vegetables, noodles or grains as you like.
It's pretty easy to de-fat the broth after it's chilled and the fats skim the top.
Today, switched it up by adding lime, cilantro, fish sauce and sriracha to the soup. Bless the pressure cooker and and a well stocked fridge.
Dismember a whole chicken, brown the chicken in a little vegetable oil. Add whole head of garlic chopped in half, onions peeled and quartered, carrots and celery in big chunks, several springs of parsley, bay leaf, teaspoon-ish of peppercorns, and a few whole cloves, plus enough water to cover (2-3 quarts depending on pot, minding the max fill if using pressure cooker). Slow cook in dutch oven on stove top or brothify in a pressure cooker. After cooking, carefully remove chicken and strain off other solids. Re-assemble soup to your taste balancing salt seasonings, adding vegetables, noodles or grains as you like.
It's pretty easy to de-fat the broth after it's chilled and the fats skim the top.
Today, switched it up by adding lime, cilantro, fish sauce and sriracha to the soup. Bless the pressure cooker and and a well stocked fridge.
