Good Soup Warms
The Heart!
Linda Rossi, Michelle Rolish, Madison Rolish, Jeff
Oliva,
Michael's fiancée, Dolly and Michael celebrating
Michael's
birthday at Buca Di Beppo
"This is a soup that is
my version of the chicken soup that my Grandma Rossi used to make while I
was growing up.
It always made me feel good inside.
I make this soup for
friends for a get together or when I have an extra chicken in the freezer. I really like to make this
soup when I am feeling a little under the
weather.
It always seems to give me that same warm feeling that my
Grandma's soup used to give me."
Chef Michael Rossi
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Chicken and Herbs |
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Onion, carrots, celery and fennel |
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The vegetables diced |
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Chicken Soup
From Chef Michael Rossi
Chicken Soup
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Ingredients |
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1 each - Chicken, whole,
3-4 pound
2 each - Onion, cut into medium dice
2 each - Carrot, cut into medium dice
3 each - Celery, cut into medium dice
1 each - Fennel Bulb, cut into medium dice
Herbs - 2 sprigs Thyme, 2 Bay Leaves,
and 3 sprigs Parsley tied in a
bundle
1 1/2 gallons - Water
1 box - Spaghetti or the pasta of your choice
Salt and Pepper To Taste |
Preparation
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Place the chicken, onions, carrots,
celery, fennel, herbs (tie them together so that they can be removed
later) and water into a large stock pot.
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Bring this all to a boil and allow
to simmer for 1 hour.
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After 1 hour, take out the whole
chicken and allow chicken to cool. Discard the skin and shred the meat of
the chicken.
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In another small pot boil some
broken spaghetti (1 inch long) or the pasta of your choice until "al
dente", usually 10 - 12 minutes. Drain the pasta.
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Place the chicken and pasta back
into the soup broth while still warm. Season to taste with salt & pepper
and a drizzle of olive oil.
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Lightly sprinkle parsley leaves on
each bowl to
add color and a professional touch to the look of the plate.
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Serves 8 - 10
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Intersting Facts!
The word soup originates from the Teutonic word
suppa, which refers to a Medieval dish consisting of a thick
stew poured on slices of bread, called sop, used to soak up
the liquid. French onion soup, often described as
potages, is an example of a modern soup that retains this
bread sop.
source: wikipedia
"Do you have a kinder, more adaptable friend in the food world than soup?
Who soothes you when you are ill? Who refuses to leave you when you are
impoverished and stretches its resources to give a hearty sustenance and
cheer? Who warms you in the winter and cools you in the summer? Yet who also
is capable of doing honor to your richest table and impressing your most
demanding guests? Soup does its loyal best, no matter what undignified
conditions are imposed upon it. You don't catch steak hanging around when
you're poor and sick, do you?"
Judith Martin (Miss Manners)
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