Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Chicken Vegetable Soup

I had a random bunch of stuff to use in my fridge, so naturally I'm making soup. I had bought these pre-seasoned cooked strips of chicken breast, and they weren't quite as versatile as I'd hoped. They tasted alright but their texture was a bit to dry to throw in a wrap or a salad.

I basically made it thusly...

Sauteed some thin sliced carrot, chopped celery hearts and leaves, and a fine chopped onion. Seasoned and let the carrots get a bit soft. I added a finely chopped red pepper, hand squished 4 tomatoes, and then dumped in a knob of really herby mixed herb butter I made with the AeroGarden herbs... Then I pitched in a big handful of fine diced sweet potato, a handful of regular diced potato, and then tipped in the chopped chicken strips.

I added 3 tetra paks of chicken stock and then pitched in some fresh basil, fresh flatleaf parsley, a bit of cumin, and then a couple finely crushed dried thai bird's eye chiles.

It's cooking up still but it tastes awesome. Can't wait!

Update: Wow those chiles were fucking hot. WOW.

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