Chicken Noodle Soup (Anne Burrell)
"This is a FoodNetwork Anne Burrell Recipe ... posting to try later ... sounds delicious! Website comments suggested cutting back amounts on the lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg and red pepper ... maybe start with lesser amounts and add to your taste (esp. with the lemon)."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
6-8
ingredients
- extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
- 1 large onion, 1/2-inch slices
- 4 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 3 carrots, cut into 1/2-inch dice
- kosher salt (to taste)
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 bunch thyme
- 3 lbs bone-in chicken (legs and thighs, skin and fat removed)
- water, as needed
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 grates fresh nutmeg
- fresh ground black pepper
- 2 cups small shell pasta (such as orecchiette or orzo)
- 1 (15 ounce) can white beans (or chick peas)
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, coarsely chopped
directions
- Coat a large stock pot with olive oil. Add the onions, celery and carrots. Season with salt (to taste) and bring the pot to medium-high heat. Cook the vegetables until they start to soften and are very aromatic (10 minutes.). Add the garlic, crushed red pepper and thyme and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add the chicken and fill the pot with enough water to cover the chicken, then add the bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes and skimming off any particles that accumulate on the surface.
- Squeeze the juice of the 2 lemon halves into the soup and drop in the lemon halves. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and taste for seasoning. Adjust the flavors with salt and pepper, if needed. Simmer the soup for an additional hour.
- While the soup is simmering, bring another pot of well-salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until "al dente," firm but not crunchy. Drain the pasta and transfer to a medium bowl. Add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and toss. Reserve.
- After the soup has finished, switch the heat off and remove the chicken to a cutting board. (I would use a baking pan to catch the drippings.) Discard the lemon halves, thyme and bay leaves. Let the chicken cool, then remove and discard the bones. Pull the meat into bite-sized pieces and return them to the pot. Taste the soup for seasoning.
- Rinse the beans and add them to the pot. Adjust the seasoning, if needed.
- Spoon some of the reserved pasta into the bottom of each serving bowl and ladle the hot soup over the pasta. Garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve.
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marisk
honolulu, HI
<p>Aloha! I just recently started spending more time in the kitchen and am learning that cooking and baking can be fun as well as challenging. My favorite cookbook resources are my 'gourmet' sister and the very patient and generous Ohana of Zaar. Mahalo nui loa! <br /><br />My rating system: The first time I try a recipe, I follow the instructions as given; if I do a little tweaking, I keep that in mind when rating. It's not right to rate lower because of something I did or didn't do. <br />***** ... Excellent! Tasted great with/without tweaking. <br />**** ... Loved It! Tasted great with/without tweaking. <br />No stars ... May be an excellent recipe but I was unable to get it to work for me. May or may not try again later. We don't all have the same taste preferences. I've found recipes with lots of five stars that just didn't work for me and some with less that I thought were great. <br />Thank you All for sharing!</p>
