Soup for a Sore Throat
I was sick a few weeks ago. Really sick. Ed’s band had a show out of town, so I was home alone for the weekend and wanted to cook something that would last until I was well. My option: thaw out some chicken stock, throw some vegetables in a pot, and sit on the couch while it cooked. It was pretty good, so I’m now (several weeks later) going to share the recipe.You will need: 3-4 carrots 1 onion 3-4 garlic cloves 1 turnip 2-3 stalks of celery herbs of choice 6-8 cups of chicken stock (homemade is best)
Directions: Chop it all to desired size (I like big pieces) and cook until tender. Salt to taste. Add lots of black pepper.
If you are sick, I recommend you do what I did–throw it all in a pot and then go sit on the couch for a few hours and wait. If you want the soup quickly, you should cook the carrots first, then add the rest until almost tender. Then add stock and cook for 30 min. or so until all is tender.
I had some leftover chicken we had baked ealier in the week, so I chopped that up and threw it in too, but normally I would have just had veggies. The soup was a nice, light meal that warmed me up and soothed my throat. On a regular day, I might have called it bland because I’m normally one for lots of flavor and spice, but on this day, it was perfect. I even mustered the energy to take a picture for the blog.
I love my pretty dishes.
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