4 two ingredient soup Recipes

stock, chicken bones (i save my from rotisserie chickens or if i stuffed and then baked a chicken - when i have eaten the chicken, i freeze the bones for soup), celery (again i save almost everything i can think of - in this case i save the bottom part of the stalks, as well as the leaves - just freeze them), shallots - two, skinned, and cut into chunks, chicken quaters (whole with meat on them), boneless chicken thighs, water or enough to cover your ingredients, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme, parsely, a few sage leaves (i always try to use fresh herbs), generous sprinkling with pepper blend (i use the kind that comes in a grinder), generous sprinkling of poultry seasoning, sprinkling of cajun seasoning (it will be too bland - you are not trying to make this hot, just give it a very small boost), minced garlic, teasppon pesto, sea salt, soup, stalks of celery - sliced, carrots - sliced, i think a bout a cup) frozen corn (i love trader joes roasted corn), frozen green beans, red potaoes - cut into quaters and then chunked into thick slices, turnips - cut into quarters and then chunked into thick slices

sized hard-shell clams provide the flavor for the broth and the tender clam meat for this hearty soup. this rendition is not like the traditional commercial offerings with a thick broth that resembles tomato sauce. instead, the broth is briny and clean tasting, flavors from the sea standing out and tomatoes and vegetables offering dimension in flavors and colors. the potatoes provide substance, and cooking them before adding the tomatoes enables their starch to be released into the broth, lightly thickening it. this soup will hold for two days. reheat over a low flame, being sure not to boil the chowder, which will toughen the clams., clams , medium-sized hard-shell , such as cherrystones, washed and scrubbed clean, pancetta , finely chopped, spanish onion , chopped small, red bell pepper , stemmed, seeded, and chopped small, carrot , chopped small, stalk celery , chopped small, garlic cloves , minced, dried oregano, fennel seeds, hot red pepper flakes, dry white wine, clam juice, yukon gold potatoes , peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice, bay leaf, diced tomatoes, salt and ground black pepper, fresh parsley leaves , chopped