22-01-11 On a cold winter's, day nothing seems to warm you up better than a hot bowl of soup {or a cup of cocoa}. My grandfather has been making soup in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia for a long time. His dedication to making soup perhaps is what inspired me to make soups.
I love making soup. I can make up a pot of chicken soup, I think, with my eyes closed. It is the intimacy of making a home-cooked meal that creates the experience for you and your family. I love the time with my family. For some reason, it really does seem like we enter a portal, and time just stands still. There are many activities that we do, but really anything will do for us. Our favourite times is when we have everyone together.
Like soup, my family has a great base. We have love and lots of it. We also have plenty of ingredients too. I think that there is a few nuts in there just to keep things interesting. Lots of life to spice it up, too.
Homemade Chicken Soup
1 chicken carcass (make sure that there is still some meat left on it)
6 cups of water
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup coined carrots
1 cup frozen beans or peas (whatever you prefer)
2 cloves of garlic crushed/or finely chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp mustard seed
2 pkg chicken bouillon
pinch of salt (optional)
1/2 cup noodles of your choice. (I like to use spaghetti noodles and break them into smaller pieces)
Make sure you have enough water to cover the chicken completely. If it is more than 6 cups that is fine. Bring water and chicken carcass to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and allow to boil until the meat begins to fall off bones.
Put a collander in a second pot. Pour the water and chicken carcass into the collander. Be careful not to burn yourself. Set chicken aside on a plate to cool. Bring water again to a boil. Add onion, garlic, pepper, mustard seed, salt and chicken bouillon. Cook until onions are soft, approximately 15 minutes. While onions are cooking, carefully remove the meat from the bones. Be careful not to get any of the little bones. Add chicken to water when separated. Add carrots. Allow the carrots to cook for about 15 min until you are able to put a fork through. Add beans/peas. Please note: the temperature of your chicken soup will drop because of the frozen veggies. Allow water to boil once more. Add noodles. Cook for another 10 minutes.
There you have it. A great pot of chicken soup.
Enjoy.
Happy Does It!
I love making soup. I can make up a pot of chicken soup, I think, with my eyes closed. It is the intimacy of making a home-cooked meal that creates the experience for you and your family. I love the time with my family. For some reason, it really does seem like we enter a portal, and time just stands still. There are many activities that we do, but really anything will do for us. Our favourite times is when we have everyone together.
Like soup, my family has a great base. We have love and lots of it. We also have plenty of ingredients too. I think that there is a few nuts in there just to keep things interesting. Lots of life to spice it up, too.
Homemade Chicken Soup
1 chicken carcass (make sure that there is still some meat left on it)
6 cups of water
1/2 cup chopped onions
1 cup coined carrots
1 cup frozen beans or peas (whatever you prefer)
2 cloves of garlic crushed/or finely chopped
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp mustard seed
2 pkg chicken bouillon
pinch of salt (optional)
1/2 cup noodles of your choice. (I like to use spaghetti noodles and break them into smaller pieces)
Make sure you have enough water to cover the chicken completely. If it is more than 6 cups that is fine. Bring water and chicken carcass to a rolling boil. Reduce heat and allow to boil until the meat begins to fall off bones.
Put a collander in a second pot. Pour the water and chicken carcass into the collander. Be careful not to burn yourself. Set chicken aside on a plate to cool. Bring water again to a boil. Add onion, garlic, pepper, mustard seed, salt and chicken bouillon. Cook until onions are soft, approximately 15 minutes. While onions are cooking, carefully remove the meat from the bones. Be careful not to get any of the little bones. Add chicken to water when separated. Add carrots. Allow the carrots to cook for about 15 min until you are able to put a fork through. Add beans/peas. Please note: the temperature of your chicken soup will drop because of the frozen veggies. Allow water to boil once more. Add noodles. Cook for another 10 minutes.
There you have it. A great pot of chicken soup.
Enjoy.
Happy Does It!
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