Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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This soup is great for winter colds. The addition of hot pepper, ginger and scallions does wonders for a sore throat and certainly will clear the sinuses. Ingredients:
4 boneless/skinless chicken breasts (about 2 lbs.) |
2 tb. olive or vegetable oil |
2 medium onions, minced |
4 garlic cloves, minced |
1/2 - 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper |
1 tsp. powdered ginger |
8 cups broth, chicken or vegetable |
3/4 lb. extra wide egg noodles |
2 scallions, chopped |
Directions:
1. Cut the chicken meat into 3/4 cubes.
2. In a large, heavy pot or soup kettle, heat the oil over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the chicken, and then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring regularly.
3. Add the onion and garlic. Don't be too concerned about things sticking and even burning just a bit on the bottom of the kettle; this is what gives the soup its flavor.
4. When everything starts to brown up, about 5 more minutes, add the CAYENNE PEPPER and GINGER. Adding the full amount of CAYENNE PEPPER will make the soup fairly hot; if you are unsure, start with the smaller amount and adjust upward to taste toward the end of cooking.
5. Stir constantly for about a minute, and then add the broth.
6. Let everything come to a slow boil and then reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for at least 20 minutes.
7. In the meantime, bring a separate pot of water for the noodles to a boil, add noodles and cook for 1 minute less than the recommended cooking time on the bag.
8. Drain the noodles and add to the pot of soup, turn off the soup, let stand 5 minutes and serve.
9. Top each bowl with a sprinkling of chopped scallions.
10. NOTES-Noodles don't reheat very well, so if the soup won't be eaten all at once, add some cooked noodles to each bowl, top with soup, let stand a few minutes for the noodles to absorb the good chicken flavor, and keep the rest of the noodles in a covered container in the fridge to add to the reheated soup the next day, or just cook new ones. Also, if you have fresh ginger available, you can use 1 tablespoon of fresh minced ginger root in place of the powdered ginger.
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