Tuesday 7 December 2010

My mom's chicken soup

I am having one of those days.  I woke up this morning with blocked nose, sore throat, watery eyes, feeling horrible basically.  I don't get sick often, but at least once a year, I'll catch a cold that zaps all my energy and I don't like it.  I just realised the last time I was feeling like this was exactly this time last year.  Strange. 

I called my mom and she told me to make chicken soup.  Somehow around midday, I managed to pull myself together, went to the market and bought some chicken.  Like many chicken soup recipes, my mom's chicken soup is simple and comforting.  In a pot, place the chickens, I use six drumsticks, a couple of unpeeled cloves of garlic, one peeled medium onion, sea salt, a cube of chicken bouillon and cover with water.  Let it come to the boil and then add a handful of goji berries.  If you never seen goji berries before, they look almost like dried cranberries, maybe a savoury version of it.  These berries add a lovely sweetness to the soup and they're very good for you as they contain vitamin c, beta-carotene and iron.  Many supermarkets have them these days, or you can always look at your local health food stores.

As the chicken cooks, I like to skim the white foamy frothy stuff that rises to the surface of the soup.  There's no need to do this, but I like to have clear broth not cloudy.  Let the soup simmers for 20-30 minutes and adjust the seasoning with more salt and white pepper if you wish.  Serve with rice.


This chicken soup, a marathon of Scrubs, and a good nap... And I feel much better now.  I don't know why and how but chicken soup just have the medicinal qualities that actually help to cure the common cold.

Thank you Mom.

11 comments:

  1. I am hoping that this soup fixes you right up. No fun being sick. Wishing you the best for a full and quick recovery.

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  2. I hope you are feeling better soon Michael! That soup would surely help!
    I have put a link to here on my facebook Comfort Food page.

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  3. The soup sounds wonderful~Hope you feel better soon!

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  4. Oh no, I hope you're feeling much better now after a bowl or two of that wonderful chicken soup! That must've been some weekend in London, eh Michael... all that wonderful food and good company! ;-) Take care, my friend, and get well soon.

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  5. Sorry about that cold....my daughter was down here last week and had a doozey. I am praying I don't get it.
    Nothing in the world is more comforting than hot chicken soup when you're feeling lousy!

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  6. Sorry you weren't feel well...glad mom was there to at least give you advice! Mom's always know best!

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  7. It sounds like you are feeling a bit better. It's an awful time of year to be sick. Your soup sounds wonderful. Go back to bed :-). Blessings...Mary

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  8. Oh! I am sorry to hear that you were not feeling good...hope your mom soup can sooth you :-) It sure looks comforting!

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  9. Feel better! Looks like the soup helped. And watch some glee. Remember, elves have rights too.

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  10. I could use some of that right now. Not because I'm sick, but because it's cold.

    I hope you are feeling better!

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