Chicken Noodle Soup Anne Burrell Food

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP (ANNE BURRELL)

Steps:

• Coat a large stock pot with olive oil. Add the onions, celery and carrots. Season with salt (to taste) and bring the pot to medium-high heat. Cook the vegetables until they start to soften and are very aromatic (10 minutes.). Add the garlic, crushed red pepper and thyme and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the chicken and fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken, then add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes and skimming off any particles that accumulate on the surface.
• Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemon halves into the soup and drop in the lemon halves. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and taste for seasoning. Adjust the flavors with salt and pepper, if needed. Simmer the soup for an additional hour.
• While the soup is simmering, bring another pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until "al dente," firm but not crunchy. Drain the pasta and transfer to a medium bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and toss. Reserve.
• After the soup has finished, switch the heat off and remove the chicken to a cutting board. (I would use a baking pan to catch the drippings.) Discard the lemon halves, thyme and bay leaves. Let the chicken cool, then remove and discard the bones. Pull the meat into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pot. Taste the soup for seasoning.
• Rinse the beans and add them to the pot. Adjust the seasoning, if needed.
• Spoon some of the reserved pasta into the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle the hot soup over the pasta. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve.

FRENCH ONION SOUP

Steps:

• Coat a large deep pot with olive oil. Add the onions and sprinkle generously with salt. Bring the pan to a medium heat. Stir the onions to coat with oil. Cover the pot and sweat for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Once the onions have gotten very soft and let off a lot of water, remove the lid and let the onions cook looooow and sloooooooooow. That's right low and slow to really develop their rich brown color and sweet flavor. There is no shortcut or rush for this, DO NOT TRY! Caramelized onions take a long time, about an hour, accept it and move on.
• When the onions are very brown and have gotten considerably smaller, add the sherry and cook until the sherry has reduced by half. Add the bay leaves, thyme bundle and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and reduce heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. TASTE for seasoning, you probably will need to season with salt. If the stock reduces too much add water to keep the liquid level up- this IS a soup after all. When done, the soup should be thick and very full flavored. TASTE! You may need to resason, caramelized onions are very sweet and require a fair amount of salt.
• Toast or grill the baguette slices. Fill ovenproof crocks 3/4 of the way with the onion soup, float 2 toasts in each bowl and top with grated Gruyere. Place the crocks under the broiler to melt the cheese and make it brown and bubbly. Top with chopped chives.
• Voila!!

CHICKEN SCARPARIELLO

Steps:

• Coat a large, wide pan with olive oil and bring the pan to a medium-high heat. Add the sausage and brown well. Remove the sausage with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• Season the chicken generously with salt and add to the pan that the sausage was browned in. Brown the chicken well. Once the chicken is brown on all sides, remove it from the pan and reserve.
• Drain the oil from the pan and return it to the heat. Coat the pan lightly with new olive oil, add the onions, and season with salt. Cook the onions over medium heat until they are translucent and very aromatic, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.
• Add the wine to the pan and reduce it by half. While the wine is reducing, scrape any browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Return the sausage and chicken to the pan and add the cherry peppers, cherry pepper juice, chicken stock, and oregano. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Remove the lid and simmer for 5 more minutes; add more chicken stock if the stock has reduced too much.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning, if needed. The finished dish should be slightly soupy, spicy, and delicious.

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE STIR-FRY WITH UDON NOODLES

Steps:

• Coat a large, straight-sided saute pan set over medium heat with the peanut oil and toss in the chicken and 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce. Cook until the chicken is cooked through, then remove and reserve for later use.
• Add in the white scallion pieces, garlic, ginger and jalapenos. Add in a splash more of the oil and cook over medium heat, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in the carrots and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Toss in the mushrooms and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add in the remaining 2 tablespoons soy sauce and the vinegar, and then add the cabbage, edamame and the reserved chicken, and cook 1 minute longer. Sprinkle in the green scallions.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Toss in the noodles, swishing them around with a pair of tongs so they don't stick together, and cook until soft, about 30 seconds.
• Add the noodles to the pan, stir to combine and cook until the noodles are hot and nicely coated. Add a drop of sesame oil, then transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the peanuts and cilantro to serve.

BIG FAT CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Place the chicken on a baking sheet and roast until browned, about 20 minutes.
• Coat a large stock pot with olive oil and add the onions, celery and carrots. Season with salt to taste and bring the pot to medium-high heat. Cook the vegetables until they start to soften and are very aromatic, about 10 minutes. Add in the garlic and crushed red pepper and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Add the chicken and fill the pot with the chicken stock and enough water to cover the chicken. Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemon halves into the soup and drop in the lemon halves. Add the bay leaves, thyme and potatoes and bring the ingredients to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.
• Cook for 30 minutes, skimming off any particles that accumulate on the surface. Use tongs to remove the chicken to a cutting board. Let the chicken cool, then remove the bones and discard. Pull the meat into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pot. Stir in the corn and cinnamon and taste for seasoning. Adjust the flavors with salt and pepper, if needed.
• Discard the lemon halves, thyme and bay leaves. Taste the soup for seasoning, which should be spicy with a bright lemon flavor.
• Ladle the hot soup into serving bowls. Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve. This soup is perfect for a cold day! YAY!