Simple Chicken Soup Recipe

Feel Better Chicken Soup with lemon and ginger. A delicious and EASY low-carb, keto soup that you can make in an Instant Pot, Stove top or in a slow cooker. Simple and healthy! Add rice, quinoa, noodl... show more


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Simple Chicken Soup Recipe

Feasting At Home (Sylvia Fountaine)

6

servings

0

minutes

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Ingredients
Olive Oil
1 - 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Onion
1 large Onion diced (or sub 2 fat shallots, or two leeks)
Celery
1 cup Celery chopped
Fresh Ginger
2 tablespoon Fresh Ginger chopped
Garlic Cloves
4 - 8 Garlic Cloves rough chopped (I like 8)
Chicken Broth Or Stock
4 cup Chicken Broth Or Stock
Water
2 cup Water
Salt
1 teaspoon Salt
Bay Leaves
2 Bay Leaves
White Pepper
0.25 teaspoon White Pepper (or use black pepper)
Chicken Thighs, Boneless, Skinless
1.5 lb Chicken Thighs, Boneless, Skinless ( or use breasts-if very large, cut in half) or bone-in chicken thighs, please see notes )
Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice to taste
Chili Flakes
Chili Flakes pinch
Scallions, Cilantro Or Italian Parsley
Scallions, Cilantro Or Italian Parsley
Toasted Sesame Oil
Toasted Sesame Oil a drizzle (optional, tasty)

Equipment
Ladle

Ladle


Instructions
1
STOVE TOP INSTRUCTIONS:
2
*If using skin-on chicken thighs, please see notes. Heat oil in a big pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Lower heat to med- low and continue sauteeing until golden, 3-4 more minutes.
3
Add the chicken stock, water, salt, white pepper, bay leaves and skinless chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover, and lower heat so it’s gently simmering, covered for 20 mintues. If using breasts, check at 15. Bone-in thighs may take 25-30.
4
Test a piece of chicken for doneness by pulling meat apart with two forks. It should come apart easily and look opaque. When done, shred the rest of the chicken, then return to the pot and simmer gently for 5 more minutes.
5
Squeeze with lemon, taste, and adjust broth. You can add more salt of needed, or if too salty for your taste, water down with a little water. I prefer ours salty, lemony, and unctuous, especially if adding a starch (like rice, noodles or beans) which will temper the salt quite a bit. Up to you. If the soup tastes bland, it needs salt.
6
Ladle it over cooked rice or noodles or just on its own.
7
Garnish with scallions or cilantro (or both) and a drizzle of sesame oil if you like and chili flakes (or chili paste or sriracha).
Simple Chicken Soup Recipe

Simple Chicken Soup Recipe

Feasting At Home (Sylvia Fountaine)

6

servings

0

minutes

Feel Better Chicken Soup with lemon and ginger. A delicious and EASY low-carb, keto soup that you can make in an Instant Pot, Stove top or in a slow cooker. Simple and healthy! Add rice, quinoa, noodl... show more

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Ingredients
Olive Oil
1 - 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
Onion
1 large Onion diced (or sub 2 fat shallots, or two leeks)
Celery
1 cup Celery chopped
Fresh Ginger
2 tablespoon Fresh Ginger chopped
Garlic Cloves
4 - 8 Garlic Cloves rough chopped (I like 8)
Chicken Broth Or Stock
4 cup Chicken Broth Or Stock
Water
2 cup Water
Salt
1 teaspoon Salt
Bay Leaves
2 Bay Leaves
White Pepper
0.25 teaspoon White Pepper (or use black pepper)
Chicken Thighs, Boneless, Skinless
1.5 lb Chicken Thighs, Boneless, Skinless ( or use breasts-if very large, cut in half) or bone-in chicken thighs, please see notes )
Lemon Juice
Lemon Juice to taste
Chili Flakes
Chili Flakes pinch
Scallions, Cilantro Or Italian Parsley
Scallions, Cilantro Or Italian Parsley
Toasted Sesame Oil
Toasted Sesame Oil a drizzle (optional, tasty)

Equipment
Ladle

Ladle


Instructions
1
STOVE TOP INSTRUCTIONS:
2
*If using skin-on chicken thighs, please see notes. Heat oil in a big pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion, celery, garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about 3-4 minutes. Lower heat to med- low and continue sauteeing until golden, 3-4 more minutes.
3
Add the chicken stock, water, salt, white pepper, bay leaves and skinless chicken. Bring to a boil. Cover, and lower heat so it’s gently simmering, covered for 20 mintues. If using breasts, check at 15. Bone-in thighs may take 25-30.
4
Test a piece of chicken for doneness by pulling meat apart with two forks. It should come apart easily and look opaque. When done, shred the rest of the chicken, then return to the pot and simmer gently for 5 more minutes.
5
Squeeze with lemon, taste, and adjust broth. You can add more salt of needed, or if too salty for your taste, water down with a little water. I prefer ours salty, lemony, and unctuous, especially if adding a starch (like rice, noodles or beans) which will temper the salt quite a bit. Up to you. If the soup tastes bland, it needs salt.
6
Ladle it over cooked rice or noodles or just on its own.
7
Garnish with scallions or cilantro (or both) and a drizzle of sesame oil if you like and chili flakes (or chili paste or sriracha).

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