Chicken Soup W Apples And Leeks Recipes

CHICKEN SOUP W/ APPLES AND LEEKS

Steps:

• Season the chicken with salt and pepper.
• Melt the butter over medium heat in a saute pan just large enough to hold the chicken.
• Add the chicken, skin side down, and cook for about eight minutes over medium heat.
• If the butter in the pan starts to brown, lower the heat slightly.
• Turn the chicken and light saute in the same way for five minutes more.
• Remove the chicken from the pan and place it in a bowl.
• If the butter in the saute pan has burned, pour it out and replace it with two tablespoons fresh butter.
• Add the leeks and cook them for 10 minutes over medium heat.
• Stir the leeks every couple of minutes.
• They should be soft but not brown.
• Put the chicken back in the pan with the leeks.
• Add the apples, apple juice, vinegar and broth.
• Bring the liquids to a slow simmer and with a ladle skim off any fat or froth that floats to the top.
• Cover the pot and simmer the chicken very gently for 10-15 minutes , until it is completely cooked.
• Remove the chicken and let it cool.
• Remove and discard the skin and pull the meat away from the bones.
• Cut the meat into half inch chunks.
• Use a ladle to skim off any fat that has formed on the surface of the liquid in a saute pan.
• Add the Calvados and the heavy cream.
• Bring to a simmer and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat the chunks of chicken in the soup for two minutes and serve immediately in hot bowls.
• Suggestions and variations: Try adding a cup of sliced mushrooms along with the apples.
• The mushroom flavor goes well with the other ingredients, and the mushrooms make the soup more substantial.
• This soup is also delicious with curry, which can be added by gently cooking a tb of curry powder in a tb of butter and stirring it into the soup shortly before serving.

CHICKEN, LEEK AND APPLE STEW

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Season chicken generously with some salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the butter and the oil in a large, deep ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Dredge chicken in flour, shaking off any excess, and lay skin side down in the skillet. Cook chicken, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a platter.
• 2. Reduce the heat to medium, add the leeks and celery seeds, and cook until slightly soft, about 4 minutes. Pull the skillet from the heat, add the vermouth, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up any browned bits that cling to the pan. Add broth, apple cider, thyme, and the 1 teaspoon salt and bring to a boil.
• 3. Meanwhile, use a fork to work the 2 tablespoons flour into the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Whisk the butter mixture into the skillet until dissolved. Stir in the apples. Return the chicken (now skin side up) along with any collected juices to the pan. Transfer to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, tender, and lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Serve with Parslied Egg Noodles, if desired.
• Bring a large pot of cold water to a boil over high heat and salt it generously. Add the noodles and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente, about 5 minutes. Ladle 1/4 cup of the noodle cooking water into a medium skillet. Whisk in the butter bit by bit over low heat, letting each piece melt completely before adding the next, to make a creamy sauce. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Drain the noodles, toss with the sauce, and serve immediately.

LEEKY CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Trim the tough tops and root ends, of the leeks, cut them, lengthwise, in half, then slice them into 1/2-inch thick pieces. Fill a large bowl or sink with water, add the leeks, and separate the slices to let the grit fall away. Remove the leeks with a skimmer and dry them in a salad spinner or on a clean kitchen towel.
• Put the chicken and bay leaf in a small pan and add water almost to cover. Put the pan over high heat, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer, and poach the chicken until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the extra-virgin olive oil in a soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the leeks and garlic, season with salt and pepper, to taste, then stir, cover, and cook for 7 to 8 minutes. Add the wine and cook out for 1 minute, then add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Remove the chicken from the poaching liquid and dice, then stir it into the stock. Strain the poaching liquid and add it to the soup. Add the egg pasta, thyme, and lemon zest. Cook at a low boil until the pasta is tender. Stir in the parsley and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Ladle the soup into serving bowls.
• Spread the crusty bread slices with soft cheese and serve with the soup.

CHICKEN APPLE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken broth, chicken, carrots, apple, onion, celery, Parmesan cheese, and bay leaf together in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 30 minutes.
• Stir orzo into broth mixture. Cook, stirring occasionally, until orzo is cooked through but firm to the bite, about 11 minutes.

ROAST CHICKEN WITH APPLES, LEEKS, AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut leeks in half crosswise and place in a large roasting pan. Add apples, olive oil, rosemary, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Season chicken with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and nestle, skin-side up, among vegetables.
• Roast in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear, and apples and leeks are tender, 40 to 45 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

HEARTY CHICKEN & LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Warm oven to 200C
• Slice top of the garlic bulb and place in a foil envelope. Drizzle with little olive oil and bit of salt & pepper. Close foil and place in warm oven. Cook for about 35 minutes. Once cooked set aside to cool slightly and then squeeze out the garlic from the bulbs.
• While the garlic is cooking, prepare your chicken breasts (keep whole) in an oven proof dish with little olive oil and seasoning. Cook for about 15-20 minutes depending on their size (you want them so just cooked; nice and tender with no browning). Remove from oven and let meat rest. Slice chicken or break up with fingers so the pieces of chicken are to your own preference.
• Place the two stock pots into a jug and add 900ml of boiling water. After about 5 minutes give a good stir with a fork so the stock pot has blended with the water to leave a nice vegetable stock.
• With the leeks, you want to cut off the dark green part and discard. You should be left with the white and light green part of the leek. Cut the ends and slice down the centre long ways. Keep the two halves together and then slice in the other direction. Place in a collender, break leeks up and wash.
• Lightly warm a deep wide saucepan with little olive oil and add the sliced leeks. Stir for a few minutes over a medium heat.
• Go back to your stock and give another stir. Then pour about 200-250ml of stock in with the leeks so they are just covered (this will depend on the size pan you are using). Simmer for about 5-7 minutes until leeks are soft.
• Once items are cooked accordingly, you are ready to build your soup. Place in a blender, two thirds of the leeks in stock, roasted garlic, about one third of the cooked chicken and about 500ml of stock. Blend until smooth (if needed add more stock accordingly).
• Add the blended mixture back into your saucepan with the remaining leeks and rest of the chicken. Warm through. According to your preference of thickness, add the remaining stock.
• Sqeeze the juice of half the lemon into the soup, add the tarragon (if using) and stir.
• Taste and add more seasoning according to your own preference. (Hopefully you should not require any further salt because the knorr stock pots have plenty of flavour)
• Pour into bowls and serve with warm crusty bread

CHICKEN SOUP WITH LEEKS AND LEMON

Steps:

• Combine the stock and leeks, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer 20 minutes. Add the rice or bulgur, and continue to simmer until the grain is cooked through, 15 to 30 minutes. Taste and adjust salt.
• Beat together the eggs and lemon juice until frothy in a medium bowl.
• Just before serving, making sure that the broth isn't boiling, gradually add 2 cups to the egg and lemon mixture while beating vigorously with a whisk to prevent the eggs from curdling. Turn off the heat under the soup, pour the egg-lemon mixture into the soup, stir well and serve, adding a bit of pepper to each bowl and garnishing with chopped fresh parsley or dill.

CREAMY CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH APPLES

Steps:

• Heat butter in a saucepan. Add leeks and Granny Smith apple, cover and simmer until tender, for about 5 minutes.
• Add the Calvados and reduce until almost evaporated. Stir in the cider vinegar, broth, apple cider and bring to a simmer.
• Add the chicken and egg noodles to the broth, cover and cook until the chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the heavy cream, Gruyere and season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with chives.