New Potato Soup with Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
- Chicken pieces (quantity as desired)
- Water (enough to cover the chicken)
- 1 tablespoon of salt
- A few celery leaves
- 1 whole onion (scored with a knife)
- 0.5 bell pepper (any color)
- 2 carrots, whole
- 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
- 1 carrot, grated
- Cooking oil (for sautéing
- A few new potatoes (washed and cut into small pieces; skin optional)
- ½ red bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ orange bell pepper, finely chopped (or any bell pepper of your choice)
- 1 celery stalk, finely chopped
- A few tablespoons of Greek yogurt
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 ladle of hot soup
- The boiled chicken, deboned and shredded
- Boiled carrots from the soup base, chopped
- A handful of chives, chopped
- A little broth (optional)
- Fresh parsley, chopped
- Fresh larch, chopped (or other preferred herbs)
Soup Base:
Vegetable Sauté:
Main Soup:
Creamy Soup Mixture:
Final Additions:
Instructions
- Prepare the Soup Base:
- In a large pot, add chicken pieces, water to cover the chicken, and 1 tablespoon of salt.
- Bring to a boil and blanch the meat well.
- Add a few celery leaves, a whole onion (scored with a knife), ½ bell pepper, and 2 whole carrots.
- Let everything boil until the meat is cooked through.
- Sauté the Vegetables:
- While the soup base is boiling, finely chop 1 medium-sized onion and grate 1 carrot.
- Sauté the chopped onion and grated carrot in a little oil until they gain some color.
- Prepare the Potatoes:
- Wash a few new potatoes well and cut them into smaller pieces.
- If you prefer, remove the skin with a teaspoon.
- Combine and Boil:
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it along with the vegetables from the pot.
- Discard all the vegetables except for the carrots and set them aside.
- Debone the chicken and set the meat aside.
- Add the potatoes and the sautéed vegetables into the boiling soup.
- Include ½ red bell pepper and ½ orange bell pepper (or any bell pepper of your choice).
- Add finely chopped celery to the soup and mix everything well
- Make the Creamy Soup Mixture:
- In a separate large bowl, add a few tablespoons of Greek yogurt and the juice of 1 lemon.
- With the help of a ladle, add a little bit of the hot soup to the yogurt mixture to temper it.
- Pour the mixture back into the soup slowly while stirring.
- Add Final Ingredients:
- Add the reserved carrots, shredded chicken, a handful of chopped chives, and a little broth (optional) to the soup.
- If you don't have lemon, you can use borscht for a sour taste.
- Finish with a lot of fresh parsley and larch (or other herbs).
- Serve and Enjoy:
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