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December 27, 2007
Vaguely Asian Chicken Soup
I'm not dead! And to prove it, I made chicken soup. It was tasty, although I think the next time I make it, I may increase the amount of 5 spice powder ever so slightly.
Ingredients
- ~1 tbsp. peanut oil
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and cut into thin slivers
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small bunch carrots, chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- ~ 1 lb. turnips, peeled and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- ~3/4 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- soy sauce and lime juice, to taste
The Steps
- Heat the oil in a large pot, and saute the vegetables and aromatics until the onion starts to get soft and everything smells good. (Maybe 5 minutes or so.)
- Add the five spice powder, the bay leaf, and the chicken broth. Bring to a boil, and then simmer for about 10 minutes.
- Add the chicken thighs and poach them at a simmer until they are cooked through, perhaps 15 minutes or so.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it. Put it back in the pot, taste, and add soy sauce and adjust the seasoning to taste.
- Finish off each serving with a squeeze of lime juice.
Posted by spaceling at December 27, 2007 09:57 PM
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