It Is Time To Cook Up Some Chicken Soup
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010One old fashioned cure for the common cold has been found to be as effective as any other remedy available. That cure is chicken soup. The warm broth soothes irritated throats while keeping you hydrated. Although it may not speed up healing, it can make you more comfortable until you get better.
Roasted chicken makes one of the best chicken soups. If you have leftovers from last nights chicken dinner you prepared in your kitchenaid oven they work well. If not, then grab a chicken that your local grocery store prepared in a rotisserie oven on the way home from work.
While you can buy a commercially prepared chicken soup base, it is easy to make your own using the carcass of the roasted chicken that you took the meat off of. Throw all the bones into a stock pot and add a few vegetables for additional flavor. Boil over low heat or in a crock pot for several hours to make a rick stock for your soup. Strain the rich broth and throw the bones and vegetables out.
Once you have collected the broth add the chicken and some vegetables you have prepared using your black decker food processor. The food processor makes the task of chopping vegetables a much easier process.
Of course any good chicken soup has pasta. The problem of pasta in soup is that it continues to absorb water from the soup and even small pieces of pasta eventually get large and mushy. To avoid this, cook the past on the side and add to each bowl just before serving. This trick woks especially well if you intend to freeze the chicken soup.
When you prepare your own food, you control the amount of salt and other spices that are added to the soup. You can prepare a tasty chicken soup that is much lower in salt than anything you can buy in a can. This is important for many people that are counting the amount of sodium in their diet for health reasons.
You are also able to fill your soup with many good fresh vegetables. This is a great way to get your children to eat their vegetables as you add them to your soup.
If you feel a sniffle coming on, then stop by the store today to pick up a rotisserie chicken and some vegetables. Head home and create a large pot of your favorite chicken soup. Cuddle up on the sofa with a blanket and a large cup of the soup and nurse yourself back to health with your own chicken soup.