I use the term meat stock because most recipes can benefit from a generic stock that is neither chicken or beef but a combination of the two. Most store-bought chicken stock is richer than store-bough beef stock. It makes sense because chicken is inexpensive so they can afford to use more real ingredients. Beef stock… Continue reading Meat Stock
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Clam Chowder
INGREDIENTS: 6 slices bacon, diced 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 2 stalks celery, diced 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons of flour 1 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon thyme 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 1/2 cup chicken broth 2 teaspoons fish sauce 4 cups peeled and cubed new or waxy potatoes (1/2″ cubes). ground black pepper to… Continue reading Clam Chowder
French Onion Soup – JRP
Notes: I searched the web for a recipe to start with and created this recipe from my notes from a recording of the Juila Childs French Chef cooking show episode 2 from 1963. The episode was televised before I was born and it is still awesome tv for any foodie. You need a very beefy… Continue reading French Onion Soup – JRP
Tortilla Soup – Pressure Cooker
This recipe is adapted from the traditional tortilla soup recipe on this site. I eliminated the water because the pressure cooker does not lose as much from evaporation. There is no need to pre-cook the chicken when you use a pressure cooker. If you double this recipe, it will not fit safely in an 8… Continue reading Tortilla Soup – Pressure Cooker
Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
Adapted from a recipe at Food52 NOTE: If you want to double this batch, do it in two pots or a very large stockpot. I typically cook this in one large stockpot but you could save about 30 minutes by cooking the rice in one pot and the mushrooms in another. Serves 5 really hungry… Continue reading Chicken Mushroom Wild Rice Soup
Tortilla Soup
Ingredients: 2 cups chicken breast diced 1/2 green pepper minced 3 ribs celery minced 1 medium onion minced 1 jalapeno pepper minced 2 cloves garlic minced 2 tbsp oil 14 1/2 ounces canned tomatoes 5 ounces Ro-tel tomatoes and green chilies 1 1/2 cups beef broth 3 1/2 cups chicken broth 10 3/4 ounces tomato soup 2 cups water 1 tsp ground cumin 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce 6 6″ corn tortillas cut in 1″ squares (leave out for low carb / keto) 1/2 cup Cheddar or… Continue reading Tortilla Soup
Chicken and Noodles – Grandma Great’s
What can I say. Great wasn’t big on measuring ingredients so I updated it with some new processes and measurements. THE NOODLES: You can make these in advance and freeze them. Humidity and the size of the eggs can make a difference in the amount of flour used to make these noodles. You may need… Continue reading Chicken and Noodles – Grandma Great’s