Best Chicken Soup
YIELD
~500-600ML
PREP TIME
00:20
COOKING TIME
00:20
INGREDIENTS
- 50g butter
- 1 onion, diced
- 50g flour
- 1 litre chicken stock
- 1 large carrot, diced
- 100g mushrooms, sliced
- 2 small courgettes, thickly sliced
- 1 can creamed corn (400g)
- 2 Chicken breast, cut into chunks
- Fresh Thyme, Oregano and Sage, chopped
- A dash of cream and more fresh thyme To Serve Croutons
- 2 slices of thick cut toast bread, cubed
- Olive oil to shallow fry
METHOD
- Melt the butter in a large pot and sweat the onion until translucent but not brown.
- Make a roux by stirring in the flour and cook until lightly coloured. Let cool for several minutes.
- Gradually stir in the hot stock. Add the mushrooms, courgettes, carrots, creamed corn, diced chicken breast and mixed herbs.
- Bring to the boil then reduce the heat to simmer for about 30 minutes until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through.
- Stir in your desired amount of cream, season with cracked pepper and salt, add herbs as desired and serve with croutons.
