Kim DeStratis
LookUp1977Soup Season
September 25th 2011 11:26
When I was a little girl, summer was by far my favorite season. But then again, what kid didn't love summer? No school, later curfew, being outside and swimming all the time. It was great.
As an adult I still love summer, beach trips, sunshine, and cute sandals. However, my favorite season has transitioned to fall. The colors of the changing leaves, the smell of a fireplace, a crispness in the air and a just needing a light jacket.
Fall is also soup weather, and what could be better then a bowl of homemade chicken soup on a crisp fall day? So, for all of you who, like me, love a steaming bowl of yummy soup but have no idea where to begin to make it yourself, allow me to share how simple it is.
Preheat your oven to 350. Put a whole, defrosted chicken in a baking dish, and rub with equal parts salt and pepper. Add a little water to the bottom of the dish and bake for 2 hours.
After your chicken is done in the oven, transfer it to a large pot of boiling water. Add some bay leaves and the drippings from the baking dish and boil for another two hours.
Now you have stock! Remove the chicken, and place it back in the baking dish to let it cool enough to remove the meat from the bone and strain any loose particles out of the stock. Add veggies, chicken, lentils, noodles, beans, or anything else you want to make it soup and enjoy!
Lentils are my new favorite ingredient, having found them last year after being intrigued but intimidated by the overnight soak dried lentils needed. I am so glad I bought that bag! They're so yummy and a great alternative to making fresh noodles every time you pull that pot out of the fridge. Lentils don't get soggy.
So what's your favorite soup ingredient?
As an adult I still love summer, beach trips, sunshine, and cute sandals. However, my favorite season has transitioned to fall. The colors of the changing leaves, the smell of a fireplace, a crispness in the air and a just needing a light jacket.
Fall is also soup weather, and what could be better then a bowl of homemade chicken soup on a crisp fall day? So, for all of you who, like me, love a steaming bowl of yummy soup but have no idea where to begin to make it yourself, allow me to share how simple it is.
Preheat your oven to 350. Put a whole, defrosted chicken in a baking dish, and rub with equal parts salt and pepper. Add a little water to the bottom of the dish and bake for 2 hours.
After your chicken is done in the oven, transfer it to a large pot of boiling water. Add some bay leaves and the drippings from the baking dish and boil for another two hours.
Now you have stock! Remove the chicken, and place it back in the baking dish to let it cool enough to remove the meat from the bone and strain any loose particles out of the stock. Add veggies, chicken, lentils, noodles, beans, or anything else you want to make it soup and enjoy!
Lentils are my new favorite ingredient, having found them last year after being intrigued but intimidated by the overnight soak dried lentils needed. I am so glad I bought that bag! They're so yummy and a great alternative to making fresh noodles every time you pull that pot out of the fridge. Lentils don't get soggy.
So what's your favorite soup ingredient?
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