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T’S SOUP SEASON,
and we’re all in need of
a good recipe or two.
Whether it’s to fight
off that persistent cold or just to
make you feel better after a hard
day, chicken soup is what you
need. You could spend hours looking online to find the perfect recipe that’ll warm your belly during
these winter months, or you could
just make the best chicken soup
recipe around. The decision’s
easy, we think: Make this recipe.
The best part about this soup
is that you don’t have to strictly
follow the recipe, which means
you cook to your taste. There are
just a couple of key things you
have to keep in mind:
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First, the secret to a great
chicken soup recipe is simple:
use homemade stock (directions
here). And better yet, make it
fresh with the vegetables and
bones of the chicken you’re going
to use in the soup. We know some
of you are scared of stock, but
it’s time to get over it. If you face
your fears for anything, it should
be for great soup.
Next, be sure to use celery, carrots and onions, along with any
of your other vegetable preferences. (Fennel, broccoli and
squash are some great ones to
throw in.) These three vegetables are pals and their flavors
work so well together. They’re
the only ingredients in a mirepoix which is the base of so
many great dishes (and it has
Be sure to use
celery, carrots and onions,
along with any of your
other vegetable preferences.
These three vegetables
are pals and their flavors
work so well together."
been since the 18th century) so
you know you’re in good hands.
Make sure you use high quality ingredients. We know some
of you think that all the ingredients in soup are just going to
get buried in a big pot so you can
get away with throwing whatever
you want into it, but this is a big
mistake. You can’t hide from
flavor — it’s either there or it
isn’t. And with subpar ingredients, it just isn’t.