Chicken soup - cures almost everything

It 'really does not matter what season it is when it comes to homemade chicken soup. This is the essence of comfort food. The feeling a little 'down? Chicken broth. Slight runny nose? Chicken broth. Feel neglected by your significant other? Chicken broth. You get the picture.

Scientists have confirmed that chicken soup helps cure the common cold. Heck, we always knew, right? Anything that tastes this good has only to take care of what.

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Seriously, havesaid it has something to do with the onions and garlic along with chicken broth. Regardless, feel free to use for this recipe, but not for the low calorie try by yourself boneless, skinless white meat or you'll miss out on the healing properties. It seems that scientists say they serve the chicken whole, not just one part.

Chicken soup and rice

3 pounds chicken, whole, cut, without giblets

Cans chicken broth 1 14

3 cupsWater

1 large onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon salt crazy mixed Jane

1 1 / 2 cups uncooked rice

This recipe requires the use of a pressure cooker, which makes it a unique flavor and consistency.

If you want to use the method provides a pressure cooker, combine allIn the case of ingredients except rice in a pressure cooker. Follow the instructions to leave your flock cook for 20 minutes, remove pan from heat and let pressure drop on its own initiative. After the pressure has dropped, remove the chicken pieces, remove skin and bones from chicken and cut into cubes. Return chicken to pressure cooker and add rice. Bring the pressure again and cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat stoveand let the pressure drop on its own initiative. Be sure and check your ability to herd and make sure not to exceed the height of the chimney. Add the water last year because you can not taste as if you have a smaller stove. If you have a very strong reduction of water also reduces the rice.

If you are going to do this in a regular pot, follow the same instructions with the exception of the times. You need to simmer over low heatabout 1 hour. After the chicken has been cut and put back into the saucepan, add the rice and 30 minutes. This is not the same creamy consistency as in the pressure cooker method, however, if you prefer, you can thicken with cornstarch. Stir cornstarch mixture of two tablespoons 58 with half a glass of ice water to combine, and pour the broth, stir until the soup thickens. If you do not like rice, pasta with egg substitute, but set the time when eggNoodles require less time to cook rice. This freezes beautifully, so make a double recipe and freeze the leftovers, if you have them.

This is great served with crusty bread or crackers.

So the next time you feel under the weather or just want a bowl of soup, soul soothing, try your grandma's favorite - chicken soup.

Chicken soup - cures almost everything

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