Chicken And Corn Soup With Cornmeal Muffins Food

UNBELIEVABLY MOIST CORNMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Grease or put muffin cups into a 12-muffin pan. (or use a 9-inch square baking pan).
• Combine dry ingredients in a bowl: cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
• In another bowl, combine wet ingredients: eggs, sour cream and melted butter.
• Add wet ingredients into the dry and mix well.
• Put into muffin cups or baking pan.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

OLD FASHIONED CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Cover chicken with water in large kettle. Cook slowly until tender(about 60-90 minutes). Add salt when water starts to boil.
• When chicken is done, remove to cutting board until cool enough to debone.
• While chicken is cooling, strain broth through a fine sieve.
• Debone chicken and cut meat into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• Add corn (frozen works fine)to broth and bring to a boil.
• Add celery and seasonings.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Add chicken and eggs.
• Cover and cook gently for 5 minutes.
• NOTE: If you like noodles in your soup (I do)add them with the celery and seasonings.
• SERVING SUGGESTION: Serve with Club Crackers and cubed Meunster Cheese (my favorite).
• NOTE: This freezes well if you have not added noodles.

CHIPOTLE CHICKEN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mash half the beans. Transfer mashed and remaining beans to a Dutch oven. Add the tomatoes, broth, water, cumin and chipotle pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add chicken., In a small bowl, combine the egg, egg white, muffin mix and baking mix; stir in milk. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering soup. Cover and simmer until a toothpick inserted in a dumpling comes out clean (do not lift the cover while simmering), 10-12 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle each serving with cilantro if desired.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL SAGE DUMPLINGS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion, carrots, and celery and saute 2 minutes. Add chicken and cook until chicken is golden brown on all sides. Add thyme and stir to coat. Add broth, salt and black pepper, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Partially cover and boil for 5 minutes. Stir in the frozen peas.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine flour, cornmeal, sage, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pepper. Add buttermilk and oil and stir with a fork until mixture comes together. Using a spoon or a small ice cream scoop, drop 8 golf ball size dumplings into simmering liquid. Cover pan and cook for 5 minutes (without lifting lid), until dumplings are puffed up and cooked through.
• Serve soup with dumplings.

CORNBREAD MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and brush a 12-hole muffin tin with some of the melted butter Put the corn kernels in a pan with the onion, chilli and a knob of butter. Gently fry for 5-10 mins until golden and soft.
• Mix together the flour, polenta, baking powder and cheddar with 1 tsp salt in a large mixing bowl. Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and milk, then stir into the dry ingredients with the remaining melted butter and corn mixture. Divide between the muffin holes (they will be quite full) and bake for 25-30 mins or until golden brown and cooked through - poke in a skewer to check. Best eaten warm.

CORN AND CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan or wok over medium heat, combine chicken, onion, carrot, celery, peppercorns, bay leaf, salt, pepper and water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Strain stock and reserve chicken.
• Return strained stock to pot and stir in creamed corn. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Shred cooked chicken meat and stir into pot. Heat through.

CORNMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Mix cornmeal and warmed milk, let sit for 10 minutes.
• Mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, set aside.
• Add egg and butter to cornmeal mixture, mixing well.
• Add dry ingredients and mix until just mixed. (do not overmix).
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 400°F.

CHICKEN CORN SOUP WITH RIVELS

Steps:

• Put chicken in a pot with the water, bring to a boil, then cover and simmer until tender.
• Remove chicken from broth.
• Discard skin and cut meat into bite size pieces.
• Put back into broth.
• Add everything else except for chopped egg and parsley.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cook for 15 minutes until vegetables are soft, while you make the rivels.
• Make the rivels by rubbing flour and egg together into crumbs.
• Add milk if necessary.
• Should be dry and crumbly.
• Drop into boiling soup, stirring to prevent clumping.
• Cover and simmer for 7 minutes.
• Add chopped egg and parsley.
• Serve and pass cream to be poured into soup.

CHICKEN AND CORN SOUP WITH CORNMEAL MUFFINS

Steps:

• TO PREPARE CORNMEAL MUFFINS: Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl, melt the butter and drain the corn kernels. Stir in with the remaining ingredients and mix well. Spoon the mixture into 8 greased muffin cups (1/3 cup capacity each). Bake at 400 degrees F for 25 minutes, or until cooked when tested with skewer. While the muffins are baking, prepare the soup. TO PREPARE SOUP: Heat the oil in a large pan. Chop the chorizo and slice the chicken. Add in batches and cook, stirring, until lightly browned; remove from pan. Reheat the pan, add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until the onions soften. Add the cumin and cook, stirring, until the spices are fragrant (about 1 minute). Add the stock, tomato juice and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Chop the bell peppers and zucchini and add. Simmer, uncovered, for about 5 minutes or until just tender. Stir in the chicken, rinsed and drained kidney beans, drained corn and coriander (cilantro) and simmer, uncovered, until hot. Serve with the Cornmeal Muffins. The soup can be made a day ahead. The Cornmeal Muffins are suitable for freezing.