midnight chicken noodle soup
a true, girl supper recipe
to say that yesterday’s shitty was an understatement. it’s been raining for two days, non-stop. the sun’s barely out, and i, someone that really need sun to live like the plantSim in The Sims 4.
with all the leftover i had in my fridge, along with what energy i have left at the end of the day, i wash part of the dishes i needed, and i find myself cutting carrots and shredding chicken.
this too shall pass, and i won’t be feeling this way forever. the soup really helped too.
ingredients:
leftover rotisserie chicken + carcass (if you have ungkepan, this might also works!)
carrots
onions
celery
chicken stock powder (can also use the liquid one if you’re fancy schmancy)
bay leaf and any of your favorite aromatics
flour
dash of milk or cream
butter or margarine
garlic, as much as you like it
salt
black pepper
pasta noodles
bread
here’s how to cook it:
dice or cut, whichever you prefer, carrots, onions, and celery with a 1:2:1 ratio as follows (onions being the 2). this is called mirepoix; the base of western soups and stews when you don’t know where to start.
melt your butter in a pan and toss everything in. the mirepoix would then starts to sweats. usually, you’d add flour and stock and that’s about it, but i’m adding the chicken carcass and the shredded chicken to be sautéed with the mirepoix.
add the bay leaf, aromatics, and the garlic. if you’re using powdered chicken stock, you can add them at this point. sauté everything until nice and brown.
in the meanwhile, melt some butter, add in minced garlic or garlic powder as well as parsley. dice your bread and coat them in the melted butter. you can toast it in the oven for 5 minutes in 200°C, or on your pan until they’re nicely crunchy, croutons-like.
add about one or two tablespoons of flour into your pan, stirring and make sure no flour curdles. at this point, add your cream/milk, as well as your liquid (if you’re using chicken stock liquid, you can add it right now, but i’m using plain old water).
add your favorite pasta noodles or whichever you have laying around. i’m using fusillini. cook until the pasta is just a pinch beyond al dente (i love soft, overcooked pasta on my soup). salt and black pepper to taste.
serve to your bowl. add the croutons. play your favorite show.
enjoy <3