Red Velvet Soup Food

CHICKEN VELVET SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Whisk flour into butter until mixture forms a smooth paste, about 1 minute.
• Whisk chicken broth, milk, and light cream into butter mixture; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, stir in cooked chicken. Return soup to a boil and cook until chicken is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

ROYAL VELVET CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place the cleaned whole chicken into a large deep pan. Add the vegetables, cleaned and coarsely chopped, salt and the herbs. Cover with about 4-5 pints of cold water, bring slowly to the boil and skim off the scum as it rises.
• When the soup is free of scum turn the heat down, place the lid on the pan and allow to simmer for 25 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes. When the chicken is tender, remove it from the pan taste the broth at this point and boil it further if necessary to end up with about 2 pints of liquid.
• In a separate pan, large enough to hold the soup, melt the butter and stir in the flour. Let it simmer, stirring it for a minute or two, until it is glistening. Then gradually add 1 1/2 pints of the strained chicken broth, stirring to obtain a smooth liquid. Simmer for 15 minutes.
• Beat the yolks in a bowl with the remaining hot (not boiling) soup and the cream, then add it, away from the heat, to the soup. DO NOT BOIL or eggs may curdle.
• Stir or whisk over the lowest possible heat until the soup thickens to a velvety cream. Add diced chicken breast. Heat through and serve at once. (Save remaining chicken for salad, etc.).

CHICKEN VELVET SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add flour to melted butter; cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.
• Set aside.
• Combine milk, 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
• Heat but don't boil
• Add butter flour mixture and stir and cook until mixture thickens.
• Add remaining 1 quart broth, cooked chicken, salt and pepper.
• Heat but do not boil.
• Add some frozen green beans or grated carrot for color.

RED VELVET SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add vegetables and cook, stirring often, until softened (10 minutes). Stir in stock, paprika and sugar, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. Purée in batches in the blender. Strain through a sieve or pass through a food mill into a large bowl to remove any remaining bits of pepper skin. Stir in lemon juice, cayenne and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill 4 hours or overnight. Taste and add more seasoning if desired.