For the past three weeks, I've been fighting off a case of bronchitis. Having the amazing partner that I do, he took care of me every night. For the first week, all I craved was chicken soup. Luckily, he has a quick recipe he cooks up that keeps me happy during a not-so-fun time for foodies. Sadly, I got him sick over the weekend and since then, I have been trying to perfect the perfect pot of chicken soup.
I know there have been several posts on Slashfood on trying to perfect this wonder. I recently posted a tip on how to increase the flavor in your broth, which I came across in Cook's Illustrated. With him sick and myself recovering, I decided to take on this task. The results were conclusive, using ground chicken maximizes the amount of flavor extraction in the shortest period of time (and after a long day at work, shorter is better).
Do you have a recipe that you swear by for chicken soup when you get sick? If so, how do you take it -- rice or noodles, chunks of chicken or shredded? The only thing I constantly do is cook the pasta separately and add it into each bowl before ladling in the soup -- I HATE soggy noodles!
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