Inspired Chicken Soup
Every family has a kosher soup recipe treasure: chicken, cabbage, bean or mushroom barley. But Jewish cooking and chicken soup are synonymous, everyone knows. Since David told
our Inspired Chicken Soup story
on the Aish HaTorah movie "Inspired Too," women often stop me in the streets of Jerusalem to ask me for the recipe. "You already have it!" I always tell them. It's Bina-the Jewish woman's special wisdom with which we build our home. It is an understanding beyond words, like a bowl of comforting soup, that speaks directly to the heart of our loved ones and helps them build their relationship with Hashem.
3 onions, 2 halved, unpeeled 1 peeled, cut up 5 carrots, 2 unpeeled, cut 2" 3 peeled cut 1" 5 celery stalks, cut in 2" pieces 1/2 small turnip 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon sugar 1/4 cup white wine 1 teaspoon dried dill or 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped egg noodles and/or matzoh balls, prepared cheesecloth
2. Remove from heat and allow stock to come to a safe temperature. Place a colander in a bowl large enough to contain the chicken stock. Pour soup through the colander into the bowl. Remove colander to separate stock from vegetables and chicken pieces. 3. Rinse the soup pot well. Using the cheesecloth, strain the soup back into the pot. Repeat using clean cheesecloth until the broth is clear. Refrigerate stock several hours to overnight. Meanwhile, remove chicken from the bone, tear into edible pieces and set aside. Discard vegetables and bones. 4. Remove and discard congealed fat from the surface of the refrigerated chicken soup. Place the pot over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer and add peeled onion, carrot and celery, garlic powder, salt, pepper and sugar. Simmer until vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes. Add sugar and wine, simmer 10 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste. Lower heat enough to keep soup hot, add reserved chicken, dill and warm noodles or matzoh balls. My Inspired Chicken Soup is a delicious soup, definitely worth the time and effort. But realistically, I don't always have the time to potchke like this. Most days my efforts are poured into many many important projects and people out of the house. Still, soup simmering on the stove calms and satisfies, so for harried days when we really need a dose of comfort food, G-d made shortcuts: Inspired Chicken Soup in no time. You'll love the ease and taste of these instant kosher soups. I think it is the best thing to keep in my pantry for those days -and we all have them- when I am feeling more INstant than INspired. Show me more soup recipes from "Cooking for The King!" No wonder that the only mention of soup in the entire Torah appears intertwined with themes of relationship and eternal values. Are you Souped Up on Fast Food?
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