Ginger Chicken Soup Recipe

1 3 lb chicken
3 qts water
2 onions, roughly chopped
3 ribs celery, roughly chopped
3 carrots, roughly chopped
1 bay leaf
1 tsp black pepper corns
4 Tbsp chopped garlic
2 Tbsp minced ginger
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
2 carrots, peeled & julienned
8 corn tortillas, cut into 1/4 inch strips
1 ripe avocado, cut into quarters
2 cups peanut oil or canola oil
Salt & pepper to taste
1 lime, sliced into 1/8 inch rounds

Ginger Chicken Soup with Avocado, Lime & Crispy Tortillas

In a large stock pot, place chicken, water, onions, celery, chopped carrots, bay leaf, pepper corns, 2 Tbsp chopped garlic, & 1 Tbsp minced ginger. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours, until chicken is cooked and tender. Remove chicken from pot. Discard the skin and seperate meat from the bones. Strain out the vegetables from the broth and skim the fat that rises to the top of the broth. Blanch julienned carrots in salted water, drain, and shock in ice water. Saute remaining garlic and ginger in a sauce pot and add chicken stock and meat. Season with salt and pepper and simmer 10 minutes.

Fry tortilla strips in hot peanut oil or canola oil and drain on paper towel.

Arrange avocado quarters and divide the cooked, julienned carrot on the bottom of 4 soup bowls. Add broth, sprinkle with chopped cilantro, and garnish with tortilla strips and a lime round.

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Curried Chicken Soup

2 tb Butter
2 ts Curry powder
1 1/2 tb Flour
3 c Chicken stock
Paprika to taste
Salt to taste
1 Egg yolk
1/4 c Milk
1/2 c Chopped cooked chicken
Chopped chives; for
.. garnish

Melt butter in saucepan. Add curry powder and
flour, whisking constantly over low heat for 3
minutes. Gradually add stock, whisking until
boiling. Reduce heat. Season with paprika and
salt. Combine egg yolk and milk. Add to soup,
whisking constantly until soup is slightly
thickened. Add chicken and simmer until thoroughly
heated. Serve sprinkled with chopped chives.

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Thai Coconut Chicken Soup Recipe

4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, cubed
2 cups coconut milk
1 teaspoon Laos powder
2 green onions, chopped
4 serrano chilies, chopped
1 tablespoon nam pla
2 teaspoons lemongrass, powdered
1 lime, juiced

Bring 1 cup coconut milk to boil.
Add chicken, lemon grass, and Laos.
Cover and simmer til chicken is tender.
Add remaining 1 cup coconut milk, green onions and chilis.
DO NOT BOIL.
Stir in lime juice and fish sauce just before serving.

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