German Cream Of Chicken Soup Suppe Heidelberger Art Recipes

GERMAN CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP: SUPPE, HEIDELBERGER ART

Steps:

• Combine stock or bouillon and water in large kettle; add sugar and rice or barley.
• Rinse chicken; drain; pat dry.
• Rub lightly with salt.
• Place chicken in bouillon kettle.
• Cover; bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly until chicken is tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
• Remove chicken.
• Strain broth through colander, mashing rice or barley through with liquid.
• Melt butter or chicken fat in soup kettle; blend flour smoothly with it.
• Stir strained soup into fat and flour mixture.
• Let cook 30 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add 1 cup cream; stir and bring to a gentle boil, but do not let boil.
• Beat yolks with remaining 1/4 cup cream and stir into soup.
• Add salt and pepper if needed.
• In each soup plate put a few even strips of breast of the boiled chicken.
• Pour hot soup over.
• Soup should be creamy, pale yellow, but not too thick.
• Serves 6.
• Luchow’s German Cookbook.

SAVORY CREAM OF CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add chicken, onion, garlic, and bacon. Cook and stir until chicken is browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add stock and white wine. Lower heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove chicken to a plate. Strain liquid into a bowl and separate onion and bacon.
• Return onion and bacon to the pot. Add butter and melt over medium heat. When butter bubbles, whisk in flour. Cook and stir until flour takes on a little color, 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk in reserved chicken stock. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• While the soup is simmering, shred chicken with your hands.
• Remove soup from the heat and puree with an immersion blender until smooth. Whisk in cream. Stir in chicken.

HEIDELBERG SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer water, potatoes and onions about 20 minutes
• Add frozen vegetables.
• Add soup and cheese.
• Heat until cheese is melted, stirring constantly.