Short Cut Pa Dutch Chicken Corn Soup Food

PA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Boil chickens, celery stalks, carrots, and onion, some kosher salt & pepper in a stockpot with enough water to cover both. I add about 1 tsp of curry & some chicken bouillon at this point because I like a hearty broth.
• 2. When chicken is cooked, remove chicken & refrigerate separately.
• 3. Let broth cool down a bit to room temperature. Discard celery and onion. Refrigerate broth overnight.
• 4. Next day, skim fat from top of broth.
• 5. Heat broth over medium heat.
• 6. Add chicken bouillon and cans of chicken broth. Heat to almost a boil.
• 7. Remove skin and bones from chickens. Pick off meat in large chunks.
• 8. Add chicken to the broth.
• 9. Add a few pinches of saffron and nutmeg (optional). I also like to add some Hungarian paprika, dill, a bay leaf, a dash of onion powder, a dash of garlic powder, and a little celery seed.
• 10. Add cans of corn. I drain all the cans of corn but one and add the corn juice to the soup. (NOTE: Most people use fresh corn on the cob or frozen corn for their chicken corn soup. I prefer the cans, just because I think it's better flavor.)
• 11. Add more salt & pepper to taste. Let cook for about an hour and check taste again. This normally is where I will add more water if necessary, more chicken bouillon, salt, etc.
• 12. Cut up hard-boiled eggs into bite-size pieces. Add to the pot.
• 13. Continue cooking and add some fresh parsley snipped in small flakes. Once you are happy with the flavor, bring to a low boil and begin to prepare the rivels. My favorite part of chicken corn soup!!!
• 14. Mix the flour, beaten egg, and milk well. I add a few teaspoons of the broth, too, just for flavor.
• 15. Once it is very well blended, drop by very teeny balls into the soup. (Make sure broth is boiling). I take a fork & just let the rival batter fall off. They are not supposed to be pretty, so don't worry about rolling them or making them uniform! They will be a mishmash of yumminess. Don't make the mistake of getting lazy and making the rivals too large or they won't cook well. You can add some broken thin noodles instead if you want to skip this step.
• 16. Continue stirring over boil for about 10/15 mins. The rivels should have a dough texture. I taste again, add more salt & pepper as needed, and another chicken bouillon, if necessary.
• 17. Add fresh chopped parsley. Stir & serve.
• 18. ENJOY!!! This is everyone's favorite soup in Central PA!

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.

SHORT-CUT PA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour chicken broth into a large soup pot and place over medium heat. Add chicken and any accumulated juices from the chicken to the broth. Stir corn, dry soup mix, and chicken soup base into broth mixture. Simmer soup for 20 minutes. Add noodles to soup and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse chicken and place in large pot and cover with water.
• Add salt.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours.
• Slice celery and carrots and chop the onions and parsley.
• Remove chicken and set aside to cool.
• Add celery, carrots, corn and onion.
• Remove chicken meat from bone. Discard bones and skin and add meat to the pot.
• Bring back to boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Add egg noodles and chopped parsley.
• Bring back to boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Turn off heat and allow to sit for 15 minutes.
• Add addional water if needed to desired consitency.
• Add additional salt to taste if needed.
• Enjoy.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a big soup pot, melt butter over med-high heat; add in onion and celery; saute 3 minutes.
• Add in corn; continue to cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
• Add in broth; decrease heat to medium and simmer 30 minutes; stir chicken pieces into broth.
• Bring soup to a boil over high heat.
• Pour flour into a bowl.
• Beat egg and water together; add to flour, stirring into a thin paste.
• With a fork or medium-gauge sieve, drizzle flour mixture into boiling soup.
• Decrease heat to medium; stir gently; cook 10 minutes longer.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP WITH RIVELS

Steps:

• Boil chicken with onion, salt and pepper in 3 quarts of water until tender.
• While chicken is boiling, chop eggs so they are ready.
• (I boil my eggs the night before).
• Remove chicken from bones, shred or cut into pieces.
• Add corn to broth and cook to doneness.
• Meanwhile make the rivels: Mix one raw egg and 1 cup of flour with fork and use your fingers to make crumbs.
• Add this slowly to boiling corn and broth and boil for 15 minutes more.
• Add chicken and parsley.
• The hard cooked eggs are added now, if desired.
• ***Ifyou are going to freeze any of the soup, do not add the hard cooked eggs to that portion.
• They do not freeze well at all and will ruin the soup.

SHORT-CUT PA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Pour chicken broth into a large soup pot and place over medium heat. Add chicken and any accumulated juices from the chicken to the broth. Stir corn, dry soup mix, and chicken soup base into broth mixture. Simmer soup for 20 minutes. Add noodles to soup and simmer until tender, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and black pepper.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Bring to a boil in a soup pot: first 6 ingredients.
• Skim the impurities from the surface.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the chicken is well cooked, about 1 hour (I used frozen breast that cooked in about 30 minutes).
• Remove the chicken, shred the meat, and set aside.
• (At this point you can remove the surface fat with a small ladle.) Bring the stock to a boil.
• Stir in: Noodles and Corn.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are tender but firm.
• Stir in the shredded chicken along with: Eggs and parsley.
• Ladle into warm bowls and serve with dinner rolls.