I want to know how to make chicken soup?

Question

Can you use chicken already chopped up, from the butcher? Can you use the breast too? Does the chicken just fall off the bone and you take them out? Help.

Answer 1

Any chicken parts you like, bone in. Breasts work fine. Throw in a leg or thigh and you will have more flavor. Here's how I do it.

In a stockpot over medium high heat, add a little olive oil. Season your chicken (salt and pepper). When oil is hot, add the chicken parts and brown them lightly. When properly browned add water or equal parts water and chicken broth. Add the liquid slowly so that if there are any browned bits on the bottom of the pot you can scrape them up (they will also add flavor). Add enough liquid to make the desired amount of soup. Season the liquid and if you're daring like me, add some cayenne along with the salt and pepper. When boiling turn heat down and simmer, covered, for one hour.

Meanwhile, take your vegetables and chop them into bite size pieces. I like to add carrots, potatoes, celery, onion and garlic. There is no law about what can go into chicken soup so add what you like. In a large skillet over medium heat, add a little olive oil. When oil is hot add onion, season with salt & pepper. Saute until the onions are translucent. Add garlic and saute for only 1 minute more. Now add the other vegetables, season them also, and saute just enough so that they soak up all the flavors of the skillet, maybe about 5 minutes. Add to soup.

When chicken is cooked, remove from pot and take meat from bones. If needed, cut the meat into bite size pieces. Return to pot. When vegetables are done, soup is done. Taste and adjust seasonings if needed. Eat and enjoy.

During the above process you may want to add more liquid. Each time you add anything to the pot, be sure it is still simmering. If not, increase heat and bring back to boil then reduce heat and simmer again. If you're unsure how much seasoning to use, just use a little. You can always add more seasoning later but once it's in you can't take it out. Kosher salt is my preferred salt for cooking. Just pour some into a small bowl, just pick up the salt with your thumb and first two fingers and rub it between them as you drop the salt into the soup. If you have a pepper mill, use whole peppercorns that you grind yourself right over the soup.

Good luck and good eating.

Answer 2

I have a pot of chicken soup on the stove right now, craved it today and made it.

Yes, you can buy the pre cut chicken, I buy the thighs.

Take a large pot, add the chicken to it (bone and skin0 and boil for about an hour (boil then simmer on medium) Occasionally you will have to scrape the fat off the top....after an hour take it out to cook, and save the water.

To the water add 1 can chicken broth, and a couple of bouillion cubes (I use about 5 depending on the pot)

Add to that a whole sack of celery heart, including the middles, chopped bite size, 4 or 5 carrots chopped, 1 large onion, and some parsley if you want, de-bone and skin the chicklen and add it back, cook all this until the veggies are tender.

Add noodles that are cooked in separate pot.

Answer 3

Chopped up chicken should work fine as long as the bones are still in. The bones add alot of flavor to the broth.

Put one chicken in a pot with water to cover and bring to a gentle boil. When the chicken is falling off the bones remove it and let cool to the side. The chicken fat will be showing on the top off the liquid in yellow pools you can remove this with a spoon at first and by using a paper towel to get the rest of it. The paper towel can be placed gently on top of the liquid and then gently taken away carrying the fat with it. A little fat will add flavor. To your defatted liquid add garlic, salt, pepper, onions, carrots, and celery. These are all to taste and should be chopped to any size you like as long as they are all about the same size( the garlic should be minced of course). Enough salt is crucial. Boil these gently until they are tender. Meanwhile you can pick the cooled chicken from the bone and chop it to the desired size chunks. Add chicken to soup and allow to get hot. If you desire noodles for your soup consider how many meals this will be for you. If this is for a big family dinner and it will be eaten immediately go ahead and add the noodles to the pot and cook them in the soup. If this will become leftovers cook noodles separately and add to soup per bowl. Day old noodles in soup are called mush. Good luck and you really can't go wrong.

Answer 4

You can use already chopped up chicken, but a lot of people say it is best to use the breast still on the bone, and then take the meat off after. You'll have to pick it all off the bone, but it adds flavor.

Answer 5

I have a great recipe for chicken and noodles:

cut up one whole chicken and put parts in pot; cover with water and bring to a gentle boil. Boil for 30-45 minutes, take out of water and when cool enough to handle, pull meat from bones, cut into bite sized pieces


Put 2 cans of chicken broth in large pot. Also add carrots, 3-4 stalks of celery, 1/2 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 2 cubes chicken boullion. Add salt and pepper. Cook until vegetables are tender. Add cooked cut up chicken.
Mix 1 can of cream of chicken soup with 1/2 can water and add to soup mixture - when this is heated through, add 16 oz. frozen egg noodles and heat until noodles are cooked.

tastes great!!

Answer 6

yes you can use an already chopped up chicken it will fall off the bone after its cooked a while.Personally I like to use NOTHING but skinless chicken breasts for mine.

Answer 7

Here is a site for 657 different chicken soups.

Sort by highest rated and you will still have difficult as to which is the best. However, some are very easy and absolutely dilish.

Answer 8

chicken breast/chicken thighs will work. just add chopped vegetables (carrots, potatoes, onions), some chicken broth, and some thick noodles (of any kind) and there you have it...your own chicken noodle soup! Yum. good luck!

Answer 9

Someone else luffs the bunny too! YAY! *jumps up and down hyperly* I are not able to have hen noodle soup and soda whilst, however I do like them each. Ewwww, hen noodle soda soup......xD

Answer 10

oh, i'm great at chicken soup. It's called Campbell's.