Chicken And Vegetables In Saffron Broth Recipes

SUMMER VEGETABLES IN SAFFRON BROTH WITH RICOTTA AND TOASTED BAGUETTE

Steps:

• For vegetables and broth: Place a 6-quart saucepan over high heat. When pan is hot, add olive oil, carrots, fennel, shallots or sweet onion, scallions, potatoes and corn. Reduce heat to medium-low. Sauté 2 minutes, then add 4 cups water, wine, saffron, cayenne, bay leaves and thyme.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until carrots and potatoes are just tender, about 15 minutes. Add haricots verts or green beans, peas, tomatoes, butter and tarragon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Simmer for another 5 minutes before serving, or remove from heat for up to 20 minutes, then reheat.
• For baguette and ricotta: Grill or toast baguette slices, then spread each with ricotta.
• To serve: Divide vegetables and broth equally among 4 bowls. Garnish each with a slice of baguette and ricotta.

CHICKEN IN PEPITORIA

Steps:

• Rinse chicken pieces; pat dry.
• In a paper or plastic bag, combine flour, 1 tsp salt, and 1/4 tsp pepper. Add chicken a few pices at a time; shake to coat. In a skillet brown chicken on all sides in hot oil about 15 minutes. Remove and set aside; reserve oil.
• Cook garlic, onion, and mushrooms in reserved hot oil till onion is tender. Drain off fat. Stir chicken broth, wine, parsley, and bay leaf into onion mixture.
• Return the chicken to the skillet. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until chicken is tender. Transfer chicken to a platter. Remove bay leaf and skim the fat.
• For sauce, combine the eggs, almonds, bread crumbs and saffron; stir into the skillet. Cook and stir till it is thickened and bubbly. Pour sauce over chicken.
• Serve with hot cooked rice.

CHICKEN AND VEGETABLES IN SAFFRON BROTH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, over medium high heat, bring to a boil the broth, water, 1 of the minced garlic cloves, carrots, turnips and half of the saffron. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender but still crisp, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile cut the chicken breasts into 3/4-inch dice. Finely chop the roasted red peppers and combine them with remaining minced garlic clove, remaining saffron and mayonnaise. Season to taste with salt and 1/8th teaspoon cayenne.
• When the vegetables are tender, add the chicken, bring the broth back to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until the chicken is just cooked through. Season to taste with salt and cayenne.
• Spread each toast with saffron mayonnaise and set each one in a soup bowl. Ladle the steaming broth, vegetables and chicken over the bread and serve immediately. Leftover ideas: If you have half of the soup and the mayonnaise leftover the next day, then this is what you do. Bring the soup to a boil. Whisk one egg into remaining mayonnaise and ladle some hot soup into the mayonnaise to temper it. Whisk the egg mayonnaise back into the hot soup and stir, over low heat until broth has thickened. Do not boil the broth or the egg will curdle Remove from heat, adjust seasoning and serve right away.

YUCATAN CHICKEN AND LIME BROTH

Steps:

• In large saucepan place chicken breast with stock and bring to a boil. Skim and discard foam. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, cracked peppercorns, oregano and garlic. Reduce to a simmer and cook 30 to 35 minutes, until the meat is tender. Lift out chicken and transfer to a platter. Cover with a damp towel and reserve. Add chicken livers to saucepan and simmer 6 - 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to the platter with the chicken. Strain the stock through a very fine strainer, discarding the solids, and skim off any fat from the top. Reserve. When the chicken is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and pull the meat from the bones. Shred chicken into strips, thinly slice the livers and reserve. In large stockpot heat the chicken fat or olive oil over a medium low heat. Add onions and cook with remaining 1 teaspoon salt and ground black pepper, until onions turn translucent, about 10 minutes. Add green peppers and cook for about another 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, chicken and livers, reserved stock, lime juice and grapefruit zest, or bitter lime juice. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer and cook until flavors meld, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove grapefruit zest with a slotted spoon. Serve hot with garnishes scattered over the soup.

SAFFRON CHICKEN BROTH WITH SPINACH MATZO BALLS

Steps:

• For saffron chicken broth:
• Bring all ingredients to boil in very large pot. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Strain broth into another pot. Spoon 1/4 cup fat from top of broth and place in medium bowl; add 1/4 cup broth. Cool fat mixture and reserve for matzo balls. Remove enough meat from chicken wings to measure 1 generous cup. Finely mince chicken; reserve for matzo balls. Chill remaining broth until ready to use. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.)
• For matzo balls:
• Whisk eggs, salt, and pepper into chicken fat mixture. Mix in matzo meal, then spinach and reserved minced chicken. Cover and chill until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day.
• Bring large pot of generously salted water to boil. Using wet hands and about 2 tablespoons for each, shape matzo mixture into 16 balls; drop into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover pot, and simmer until tender, about 45 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer matzo balls to 13x9x2-inch dish. (Can be made 1 day ahead; chill.)
• Skim any fat from top of broth; bring to simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Add cooked matzo balls; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes. Ladle broth and 2 matzo balls into each of 8 bowls and serve.