Not Your Mamas Chicken Noodle Soup Recipes

MAMA JEAN'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven over medium heat and add the olive oil. Add the onion, celery and carrots and saute until soft, about 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in the chopped garlic and saute until fragrant, 1 minute more. Whisk in the flour and stir frequently until it coats the vegetables and makes a paste. Cook until it reaches a pale blonde color, about 2 minutes. Gradually whisk in the chicken stock, making sure there are no lumps. Add the bay leaf, hot sauce, and Worcestershire and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Let the soup simmer for 15 minutes to thicken and develop the flavors.
• Reduce the heat and add the chicken and the noodles. Do not boil the chicken or it will become tough. Add the peas and the dill and simmer gently for 10 more minutes.
• Taste for seasoning and add more salt and pepper, if needed. Ladle the soup into serving bowls and serve.

NOT YOUR MAMA'S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer the Whole Chicken (1), Chicken Back (2 pound), and Mixed Vegetables (3 pound) in lightly salted Water (10 quart) for 2 hours. The stock will reduce to about 2-3 quarts, so take it very easy with the salt at this time.
• After 2 hours, the chicken is still extremely tough. At this point, add in Star Anise (8), Cinnamon Stick (3), Sichuan Peppercorns (2 tablespoon), Ginger Garlic Paste (1 tablespoon), Brown Sugar (1 tablespoon), Cayenne Pepper (1 pinch), and 2 Tbsp of juice from a Lemon (1).
• Simmer until the chicken is tender, between 3 and 4 hours more.
• After a total of 5-6 hours of slow simmering, remove the chicken and cover with a damp cloth to avoid discoloring of the meat.
• Strain the soup, discard the solids. There should be 2 quarts of soup at this point, if not, adjust by reducing or adding liquid.
• Remove the fat to the amount you prefer or none at all. Check and adjust the seasonings.
• Cover the Rice Noodles (to taste) with very hot water, let them steep according to the instruction on the packaging.
• Remove the meat from the bones, separately remove the skin, wings, and neck. Optionally you can keep the white and dark meats separate.
• Add rice noodles to a bowl. Top with white meat, broth, and sprinkle generously with Fresh Cilantro (to taste).