Traditionally in Russian cuisine the first coursehas always been in the first place. Everyone knows that you should definitely have hot soup for lunch to be healthy. And today, either Western trends have influenced, or science has revised its opinion on proper and improper nutrition and the benefits of daily consumption of soup during lunch. Soup is a fairly filling dish, but easily digestible, it helps improve digestion. Boiled meat and vegetables retain much more vitamins and nutrients than with other types of heat treatment of products. It is important, of course, to cook properly, without overcooking everything, because then nothing train may remain. Soups and broths are necessary for those who care about their appearance and health. Vegetable soups are irreplaceable for their preventive and stimulating properties. Moreover, first courses restore the fluid balance necessary for our body, which directly affects the level of blood pressure.
About the benefits of soups and broths
How beneficial is the use of soups for thoseWho is ready for a diet? This soup will quickly saturate the body, and the amount of energy required by the body to digest the soup is the same as for the second course. So it turns out that we eat fewer calories with soup, and burn as many calories as when eating a full second course. There are even diets based on soups. For example, celery soup, which can be consumed in unlimited quantities. A colossal surge of energy is felt when eating this dish, and the kilograms go away. The most irreplaceable soups and broths are chicken, which have a beneficial effect on blood vessels. Chicken soup contains ingredients that have an anti-inflammatory effect, even alleviates cold symptoms. Chicken noodle soup has an ideal combination of taste. In this article, you can choose a suitable recipe for this dish with a detailed description of its preparation.
Traditional composition of soup with noodles
Chicken noodle soup consists of:
- chicken (better home, rural);
- 1 large onion;
- 3 stalks of celery;
- hot chilli pepper;
- pepper with peas;
- salt;
- fresh stalks of dill;
- Bay leaf;
- 2 medium carrots;
- noodles;
- fresh greens (to taste).
First of all, prepare a strong chicken broth.To do this, take our chicken (not frozen), wash, clean, dry from water. Then remove all the skin and fat from the carcass. Now cut into 4 parts, you can cut it smaller, the main thing is that it fits well in the pan. I put onion, celery, peppercorns, chili pepper, bay leaf, dill and, finally, our chicken in the pan. Pour boiling water over everything so that the water only slightly covers the vegetables and meat, and put on the fire. Bring the broth to a boil, reduce the heat (so that the broth does not become cloudy). Then you should carefully monitor so as not to miss the moment to remove the scum with a slotted spoon or a spoon through the hole, whichever is more convenient for you. If you see that the broth is still cloudy, you can add cold water little by little, in a thin stream. Another trick that can be used to get a clear broth is This is an onion. It needs to be carefully peeled from both sides as close to the edges of the tails as possible so as not to damage the integral structure of the onion's skins. Now it's time to salt the broth. Leave the broth to simmer for half an hour over low heat. As a result, we will get very tasty chicken and a strong, rich broth. Cooking chicken soup Take all the cooked chicken meat out of the pan, put it in a bowl and cover the chicken with cling film so that the meat cools down a little, but does not dry out. Use a slotted spoon to take the rest out of the broth: onion, celery and spices. And it is better to strain the finished broth, then our chicken soup will become more beautiful. Now put our chicken broth in a pan on the fire. After the broth boils, add noodles, finely chopped carrots. While the chicken soup is simmering over low heat, we will take care of the chicken. Separate our boiled chicken from the bones, cut the meat into medium pieces. Add the chicken meat to the soup and leave it on the fire for a couple more minutes. Here is our recipe! In order for the soup to be even tastier, it is better to let it sit for 5-10 minutes. But you can serve the soup sprinkled with finely chopped herbs. Of course, it will be tastier to cook chicken soup with noodles if you take the recipe for homemade noodles and cook it for the soup yourself! Let's look at the recipe for this particular dish.
Noodle soup at home
This recipe will not leave anyone indifferent! And it looks so appetizing that even those who do not like first courses will want to try at least a spoon. Ingredients needed for cooking:
- chicken breast - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- chicken broth - 1.5 l;
- chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- premium wheat flour - 100-150 g;
- sunflower oil - 4 tbsp;
- ground pepper;
- Bay leaf;
- salt.
So, here is the recipe for making homemade noodlessimple. Take an egg, break it into a bowl, add salt and beat. Then add 20 ml of water and beat well, you can use a whisk, and then add flour. Knead a very tough dough. Now you can roll out the dough into a very thin layer and leave it alone for half an hour. Let's move on to preparing the main dish. Peel the onion, cut it into very small strips. Wash the chicken fillet and wipe it with a paper towel. Also cut it into small equal pieces. Take a frying pan, heat it with vegetable oil and put the meat and onions there. Gently stir, fry until half cooked. Carefully watch that the products do not burn. Peel the carrots and grate on a coarse grater. We put a saucepan on the fire and put the prepared ingredients in it: fried chicken with onions and carrots, - and pour half of the broth prepared in advance. Add bay leaf. Leave to simmer under the lid for about 20 minutes. Return to our noodles. With a sharp knife, cut the rolled out layer of dough into thin strips. Here are the noodles ready! You can now add them to the soup, which we do. Pour in the remaining broth and cook for another 10 minutes. Then turn off the heat and let our dish brew for about 10 minutes under the lid. Pour into a deep plate, garnish with herbs and enjoy!
Rich composition of chicken soup
For lovers of more exotic cuisine - the following recipe is noodle soup with chicken. The recipe for this first course consists of the following ingredients:
- chicken breast fillet - 1 pc.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- chicken egg;
- Sesame oil;
- ginger root;
- bulb onions;
- leek;
- green onion;
- Bulgarian pepper;
- fresh chili pepper;
- Champignon;
- Chinese cabbage;
- rice vinegar;
- soy sauce.
For the test:
- wheat flour - 150 gr.;
- chicken egg - 1 pc.;
- water - 20 ml;
- salt;
- vegetable oil.
For the broth:
- soup set - 1 pack;
- cinnamon stick;
- chilli;
- bulb;
- ginger root is large;
- carrots are large;
- oregano - a couple of sprigs.
Let's get started cooking.To do this, let's start cooking with the broth. Rinse the soup set and put it in a saucepan with cold water. Put it on the fire, bring it to a boil. Remove the resulting scale, when the scale stops separating, add the vegetables. Cut the carrots in half lengthwise, peel the onion whole, chili pepper, oregano, cinnamon - put everything in the saucepan. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to the very minimum. Then add rice vinegar and soy sauce to the boiling mixture. Salt to taste. Cook the broth for at least an hour and a half. In the meantime, let's take care of the rest of the ingredients. Let's make the noodles ourselves. Mix the chicken egg with water, salt, oil and flour into a dough. We have already looked at how to knead the dough, so we will not repeat ourselves. Roll out the resulting dough with a rolling pin and cut it very thinly, so that it turns out like spaghetti. Leave to dry a little. Now we move on to cutting vegetables for the dressing. Cut the leek in half lengthwise, take out the middle, and put it aside. Chop the remaining onion slices into thin strips. It is important that all the ingredients in this dish are cut equally - into strips. Rinse the chopped leek in cold water and squeeze. You can sprinkle with rice vinegar. Then we cut the rest of the vegetables. Throw the chicken fillet into the broth and leave until done. While it is boiling, fry the vegetables lightly so that they do not lose their crispiness. Add soy sauce to the frying pan, you can also drop in some sesame oil. Now repeat the same frying steps with the boiled chicken fillet. As soon as the crust on the meat is browned, take it out and cut into slices. Next, strain the finished broth and boil the noodles. And it's easy as pie. The water should boil, then add salt and throw the noodles in for a couple of minutes, then drain in a colander, and it's ready. Boil the egg, peel it, cut it in half lengthwise. Put the noodles, fried vegetables, half an egg, meat on plates and pour the broth over it all. Serve!
English chicken soup
Ingredients:
- chicken - 1 pc.;
- celery - 2 pcs.;
- carrots - 2 pcs.;
- half a bulb;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- turmeric — 1/2 tsp;
- white pepper - 1/4 tsp;
- thyme — 1/4 tsp;
- parsley — 2 tsp;
- egg noodles - 450 gr.;
- flour - 3 tbsp.
Cut the chicken into small pieces and fill with water.We will need 4 sheets of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, remove scum, cook for half an hour. Then take out the meat and let the broth continue to simmer over low heat. Separate the meat from the bones. Put the separated bones back into the broth and cook them for about 45 minutes over low heat. Cut the carrots and celery into cubes. Remove the bones from the broth and add the chopped vegetables to it. Add turmeric, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle with parsley and cook for another 10 minutes. Add the pre-cooked homemade noodles to the boiling broth, chopped chicken meat and cook for another 5 minutes. Mix the flour with a small amount of water and pour the mixture into the pan. Another 5 minutes, and everything is ready!
Noodle soup with nest
This recipe consists of the following ingredients:
- chicken legs - 2 pcs.;
- nest noodles - 100 gr.;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- onion (small) - 50 gr.;
- potatoes - 1 pc.;
- root of parsley;
- parsley greens;
- garlic;
- black pepper;
- dry grass;
- Bay leaf;
- salt.
The special feature of this soup is the unusual noodlesshapes. It is cut quite widely and rolled into a lump that looks like a nest. It cooks quickly and does not crumble, holds its shape, so even when cooked, such noodles remain similar to a nest, and you can put carrots or potatoes in there as chicks, which will arouse the interest of your children before dinner. After all, it is important not only to cook deliciously, but also to serve appetizingly. So, let's prepare this recipe. Bring 1.5 liters of water to a boil. Throw in chicken legs and cook the broth. Remove the foam, add bay leaf and salt. You need to cook the broth for about an hour. Then take out the chicken and bay leaf. Attention, a trick! If the broth is not clear, it needs to be clarified. The easiest way to clarify is to pour well-beaten egg white into the cooled broth, bring to a boil, then strain. Peel the carrots and parsley root. Cut into strips or cubes. Peel the garlic, cut the potatoes into small rectangles or triangles. It is better to take small onions so that you do not have to chop them, but throw them in to boil whole. Add the vegetables to the boiling broth at the same time. Pepper, season with a pinch of dry aromatic herbs. Cook the soup on low heat for 15 minutes after boiling. Now it's time to cook the noodles. Add the noodles and, without stirring, cook on low heat for a couple of minutes. As always, you can garnish the soup with finely chopped herbs and serve. Enjoy your meal!!!