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Recipe for Chicken Soup with Parsnip and Orange
By myarticlenetwork | June 30, 2009
Chicken is quite rightly one of the best loved meats in the world.
It is almost fat free, is protein rich, very versatile and is the key ingredient in many diet recipes.
For most people, the characteristic childhood memory food is chicken soup. This classic soup is a adaptable dish and is often served to people who are sick, but it is equally useful for weight watchers.
Here is a truly appetizing recipe for chicken soup with a twist for you to cook at home.
First, a couple of comments on purchasing the chicken.
If you are able to buy an organic free range chicken, even better, as it will be less likely to be contaminated with additives and hormones. It Is also a sound policy from an humanitarian point of view, as many of the mass produced chickens are kept in conditions that are absolutely shameful.
OK, lets get on to the recipe then.
You will need:
2 fresh oranges (juice only)
1 Ground Peppercorns (black)
2 onions (chopped and peeled)
3 tablespoons of olive oil
750 ml of chicken stock
10 cloves of garlic (halved)
8 parsnips (either fresh or pre-roasted)
1 teaspoon of salt
Technique:
Heat oil in a pan. Place onions and cook until soft. Let 10 minutes pass and then place garlic cloves and the roasted parsnips. Leave some of the parsnips to be added later.
Fry vegetables until they are soft for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir occasionally while adding the parsnips (should be pre-roasted).
Pour the chicken stock into the vegetable mix. Put in some black pepper and salt. Allow to simmer up to 20 minutes. Liquidize this after.
To enhance taste, add seasoning and orange juice.
This recipe serves 6 people as a first course, but you might choose to serve it as a main course with home made bread, in which case it serves four people easily.
If you enjoy this dish, you can easily discover a wide variety of for Chicken Recipes and soup recipes by spending a little time reading through any of the free recipes sites available online.
Cooking at home can really improve your family life. In these busy times, family meals are frequently the only opportunity that we get to have a conversation with our loved ones Mom’s home cooking has several strong plus points. It is usually much more cost effective, often far quicker, and, as it requires less trips out in the car, is far kinder to the planet.
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