Mennonite Noodle Soup Food

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill up a large soup pot 3/4 with water. Place whole chicken in the water and cook on high. Just before the water begins to boil, scoop off the layer of 'scum'. Boil for about 30 minutes with the lid on. Place the star anise and peppercorns in a spice infuser and add to pot along with chopped onion, bay leaves, salt, and Chinese five spice. Boil for another 2 hours with the lid partially set on the pot. Remove and debone the chicken from broth. Cut chicken meat into bite size pieces and put aside. Skim off the onions and fat from the top of the broth and throw out. Add chicken meat and parsley and boil for another 20 minutes. Boil egg noodles in a separate pot and set aside. Add additional salt to taste. Add cooked noodles to broth, serve and enjoy!

MENNONITE NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Skin the chicken so it is not so fatty.
• Put chicken and broth in a big pot.
• Add anise, bay leaves, pepper and cinnamon stick.
• Simmer for 2- 2 1/2 hours, skimming off foam occasionally.
• Add butter and simmer for about 1/2 hour.
• Remove the chicken and pull meat off carcass, place in a separate bowl.
• Skim off any remaining fat from broth.
• Cook your noodles in clean water and place in another separate bowl.
• To serve, fill your own bowl with noodles and meat desired, pour hot broth over top.

DJ'S OLD MENNONITE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Fry ground beef until brown. Remove from skillet. Add onions, potatoes, and cabbage to skillet. Cook until tender.
• Cook noodles and drain well.
• In large cooking pot, add bay leaves, salt, pepper, chilies, green beans, ground beef, onions, potatoes, and cabbage and water. Bring to a full boil. Then turn down to a low simmer and let cook for 30 minutes. Then remove from heat.
• Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish, and spread noodles in bottom evenly. Then spoon all ingredients on top of noodles being careful to not add water from cooking pot.
• Sprinkle with cracker crumbs, then place in 350°F preheated oven for 30 minutes. Add cheese on top of dish for the last 5 minutes or until melted.
• Serve with sour cream.

MENNONITE LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Bring chicken stock to boil.
• Add leeks, potatoes, carrots and celery.
• Simmer 30-45 minutes until veggies are soft.
• Add seasonings and simmer another 30 minutes.
• Puree in batches in blender.
• Serve hot or cold.

THAI NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Put the drumsticks in the water and bring to a boil. Add the chicken base, then reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until the meat starts to pull away from the bone. Remove the drumsticks from the stock, and set aside to cool.
• Remove the stock from the heat so that you can more easily remove the fat.
• Remove the meat from the drumsticks when they are cool enough to touch, and chop into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Check the cooking time on your noodles. I used very thin ones that had a 4 minute cooking time. The veggies need to cook for 3 minutes, so add your noodles according to the cooking time on the package.
• Bring the stock back to a boil over medium heat. Add the noodles according to their cooking time; then add the chicken, carrots, snow peas, green onions, garlic, and gingerroot. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes.
• Add the cilantro and heat through.
• Serve with lime wedges.