Farmhouse Sunday Soup Food

FARMHOUSE CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the chicken and water in a Dutch oven. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Add the onion, celery, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and red pepper flakes. Cover and simmer for 1 hour or until chicken is tender. , Remove chicken from broth; cool. Skim fat from broth. Remove meat from bones; discard bones and skin. Cut meat into bite-size pieces; return to broth. Cover and simmer., For spaetzle, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and nutmeg in a small bowl. Stir in the eggs, milk and parsley; blend well. With a rubber spatula, push batter through a large-hole grater or colander into simmering soup. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until spaetzle float to the top.

FARMHOUSE SOUP

Steps:

• Dice the carrots, and turnips and white portion of the leeks.
• Melt butter in a large pan. Put in the carrots, turnips, leeks and soften on low heat for 10minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Wash the bacon in cold water and put in a saucepan of water, bring to the boil and simmer for 10minutes on low heat, drain and set aside to cool.
• Finely shred the cabbage, and chop the bacon into cubes.
• Add stock and bacon and cabbage to the vegetables, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to the boil, reduce heat. Cover and simmer gently for about 1hour.
• Cap and string the beans, wash and cut into pieces about 4cm long. Chop the celery and cube the potatoes.
• About 20minutes before end of cooking time, add cubed potatoes and peas to soup and cook further until tender.
• Serve with croûtons (optional) and grated Gruyère Cheese.