Lancaster Chicken Soup Recipes

BEST PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, combine chicken, water, onions, celery, salt, nutmeg and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 2 hours, adding water as needed, until chicken is very tender. Remove the chicken from the soup. Refrigerate chicken and soup.
• When fat solidifies on surface of soup, remove from refrigerator and remove fat. Remaining soup should equal about 2 1/2 quarts.
• Remove corn from cobs by splitting kernels lengthwise with a sharp knife and scraping corn from cob. Combine soup and corn in a large pot over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until corn is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place two of the eggs in a small saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from heat. Cover and let eggs stand in hot water for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from hot water, cool, peel and chop. Set aside.
• Chop cooled chicken meat and add to soup.
• In a medium bowl, beat remaining egg until light in color. Beat in flour and milk until smooth. Drop batter by partial spoonfuls into hot broth to make small (1/4 -1/2 inch round) dumplings. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 to 5 minutes, until dumplings hold their shape and float to the surface. Stir in reserved cooked egg.

CHICKEN CORN SOUP - LANCASTER COUNTY, PA

Steps:

• To Make Soup: Place chicken in soup pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and skim foam as it rises to the surface. When it has subsided, add onion, peppercorns, salt, and saffron. Simmer gently but steadily, partly covered, for about 1-1/2 hours or until tender. Remove chicken. Trim and discard bones and skin, and onion. Let soup cool, then skim fat from surface. Tear meat into spoonable pieces and return to soup. Cut kernels from 4 ears of corn, then grate kernels from remaining 4 ears using the large side of a box grater, catching all milk and pulp in a large bowl. If using frozen kernels, puree half in a food processor or blender, adding a little soup if liquid is needed. Add whole kernels and grated or pureed corn to soup along with celery and noodles, egg barley, or rivels. Simmer gently until corn and noodles or rivels are cooked. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir in parsley and serve, garnishing each portion with chopped hard-cooked egg. This soup freezes well, but do that before adding the noodles, barley, or dumplings. Prepare those when reheating soup. To Make Rivels: Stir salt and pepper into egg and add 2/3 cup flour and beat. Keep adding and beating in flour until mixture is crumbly but a bit sticky. Rub between hands or pinch off pea-size pieces and drop them into simmering soup. Cover loosely and let cook for about 15 minutes or until rivels solidify. To make the rivels ahead of time, cook them in lightly salted boiling water or some extra soup stock and then drain and reserve them to be reheated in the soup just before it is served.

ADRIENNE GARVEY

Steps:

• 1 Cook chicken in slow cooker with plenty of water. I usually fill mine 3/4 of the way full. I also often will cook the chicken overnight. 2 Pick all the meat, light and dark, off the bones. 3 Strain broth from slow cooker into a stock pot. 4 Add water to broth. Don't add too much or you'll lose the flavor. If you accidentally do add too much water you can balance it out with the chicken stock. 5 Add chicken and corn. 6 Bring to boil. 7 Drop in whole, uncooked egg(s) (in the shell). You're basically going to hard boil these in the broth. 8 Allow mixture to cook for 5-10 minutes. 9 Remove egg(s). Shell and dice them. Return them to soup. 10 Add noodles until cooked al dente. 11 Taste and season with salt and pepper as needed.

LANCASTER CHICKEN CORN SOUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place chicken in a soup pot with enough water to cover.
• Bring to a boil , reduce heat, and skim foam as it rises to the surface.
• When the foam has subsided, add the onion, peppercorns , salt, and saffron.
• Simmer gently but steadily, partly covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, or until tender.
• Remove the chicken and trim and discard bones, skin, and onion.
• Let the soup cool, then skim the fat from the surface.
• Tear the meat into spoonable pieces and return them to the soup.
• Cut kernels from 4 ears of corn, then grate kernels from the remaining 6 ears, catching all milk and pulp on foil or waxed paper. If you're using frozen kernels, puree half in a food processor or blender, adding a little soup if the liquid is needed.
• Add whole kernels and grated or pureed corn to the soup, along with celery and noodles, egg barley , or rivels.
• Simmer gently until corn and noodles or rivels are cooked. Add salt and white pepper to taste.
• Stir in parsley and serve, garnishing each portion with chopped hard-cooked eggs.
• Stir salt and pepper into the beaten egg , add 2/3 cup flour and beat.
• Keep adding and beating in flour until the mixture is crumbly but a bit sticky.
• Rub the mixture between your hands or pinch off pea-sized pieces and drop them into simmering soup.
• Cover loosely and let cook for about 15 minutes, or until rivels solidify.
• To make the rivels ahead of time, cook them in lightly salted boiling water or some extra soup stock and then drain and reserve them; reheat in the soup just before it is served.
• Enjoy.

AMISH CHILI SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Brown, crumble and drain your hamburger.
• Put oil in large pot, add chopped garlic, onion, and pepper. Saute for a minute or two.
• Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil.
• Let it simmer for about 15 minutes, to get all the flavor incorporated.

PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CHICKEN POT PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• If you don't already have some cooked chicken, you will need to cook chicken.

AMISH CHICKEN CORN NOODLE SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• If you don't have any cooked chicken on hand, you will need to cook some chicken.
• In a large pot, melt the butter. Add the garlic, onion, celery, and carrots. Saute for a few minutes over medium heat.
• Add the chicken broth, water, and seasonings. Bring to a boil.
• Add the noodles and stir. Let it cook, uncovered, at a low boil for about 15 minutes. (This time can vary depending on the type of noodles you use. Check your noodle package for cooking time.)
• Add the corn and cooked chicken and bring back to a boil. Serve.

LANCASTER CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• Place chicken in soup pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and when it subsides, add onion through saffron. Simmer gently, partly covered, for 1-1/2 hours.
• Remove chicken and let soup cool, then skim any fat that appears from the surface. Meanwhile, tear the chicken into bite-size pieces.
• Puree 2 cups of the corn with 1/4 cup of the soup in a food processor or blender; add to the soup along with the chicken, 2 cups whole corn kernels and noodles. (If freezing, do so at this point but without the noodles. When ready to complete, thaw the soup, add the noodles and continue on from here).
• Simmer gently until noodles are cooked; season with white pepper to taste and stir in the parsley. Ladle into bowls, sprinkle chopped eggs over top and serve.