November 5: Nano Haiku

[thistle_chaser]

Chicken soup, try two

Comments

[ani_mama]

The stock will probably need some salt. Too much carrots tend to make the soup taste sweet, which you may not like. I tend to use a lot of garlic in my chicken soup, but that is definitely up to personal taste! XD

[thistle_chaser]

Oh, that's good to know about the carrots! I won't use too many.

Do you need to brown the garlic? Or can I just chop some and toss it in?

[sailor_arashi]

For a soup you can just chop it up and toss it in. Sauteing the garlic (and the onion for that matter) is a tasty, but unnecessary, variation for chicken soup :)

[thistle_chaser]

Woo, thanks! I have more hope for this attempt than the last one! :D

[sailor_arashi]

Let us know how it turns out :D

[ani_mama]

I usually saute chopped garlic, onion, carrots and celery in a bit of olive oil first, and put that in the soup. If I am making beef stew I cook the veggies in a bit of bacon fat, but olive oil seems to work better for chicken soup.

Once you start cooking a bot more, you will get more confident with the seasonings. Sniff the spices before you put them in! Depending on the spices you put in, you can get all sorts of different variations. Soy sauce, fish sauce, lots of garlic, glass noodles and a dusting of chili powder will make a Korean version.

[thistle_chaser]

Sounds like a plan! Sauteing it is! Thanks. :)