SPICY GREEN GARLIC CHICKEN SOUP
This rustic soup features green garlic, a delicious seasonal specialty that comes to the market in early spring. The tender shoots are as small as scallions or tiny leeks. Left in the ground, they will grow to be full-sized heads of garlic by mid-summer, but these young specimens are wonderful, with a mild but distinct garlic flavor. If you can't find them, wild ramps make a good substitute. Otherwise, make this soup with 6 to 8 sliced cloves of regular garlic. The raw tomatillo salsa adds a welcome note of acidity and crunch. You can make it as spicy as you like by varying the amount of jalapeño.
Provided by David Tanis
Categories dinner, soups and stews, main course
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Season chicken legs generously with salt and pepper. Pour olive oil into a Dutch oven or similar pot over medium-high heat. Add chicken legs and brown well, about 3 minutes per side. Remove and set aside. Add diced yellow onion and cook, stirring frequently, until browned and softened, about 5 minutes. Add carrots, celery, bay leaf and clove and return chicken to pot.
- Add 10 cups water and 1 tablespoon kosher salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until chicken is tender, but not falling off the bone, about 1 hour. Turn off heat and skim fat from surface of broth. (May be prepared up to this point several hours ahead, or up to a day in advance, and refrigerated.)
- While chicken is cooking, prepare the green garlic shoots: peel tough outer layers and roots, then rinse well. Split shoots lengthwise and chop both white and tender green parts. Set aside.
- Make the tomatillo salsa: drain diced white onion and transfer to a small bowl. Add tomatillo, jalapeño, lime juice and a little salt and stir together.
- Just before serving, reheat soup, add chopped green garlic to pot and simmer 5 minutes. To serve, put one chicken leg in each bowl (alternatively, remove meat from bone and shred) and ladle soup over it. Pass tomatillo salsa and lime wedges at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 820, UnsaturatedFat 37 grams, Carbohydrate 21 grams, Fat 58 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 54 grams, SaturatedFat 15 grams, Sodium 1571 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams
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Vincent Magona
[email protected]This soup is delicious! I love the flavors and the chicken is so tender.
Daniel Torsu
[email protected]I've made this soup several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect comfort food.
sophia tillman
[email protected]This soup is so easy to make and it's so delicious. I love the spicy flavor.
PG DZ
[email protected]I made this soup for my family and they loved it! It's a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Lesego tlhabanele Junior
[email protected]This soup is delicious! I love the flavors and the chicken is so tender.
Gwendolyn Singleton
[email protected]I've made this soup several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect comfort food.
Ashur Manen
[email protected]This soup is so easy to make and it's so delicious. I love the spicy flavor.
Ellouise Denham
[email protected]I made this soup for my family and they loved it! It's a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Donna Cannon
[email protected]This soup is delicious! I love the combination of flavors. It's the perfect way to warm up on a cold day.
Chaudhary Sajid
[email protected]I love this soup! I've made it several times and it's always a hit. It's the perfect comfort food for a cold winter night.
Brianna Sherwood
[email protected]This soup was easy to make and very flavorful. I made it in my slow cooker and it turned out great. I will definitely be making this again.
zarrar khan hulk
[email protected]I made this soup for a party and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it and asked for the recipe. I will definitely be making this again.
Nabin Rai
[email protected]This was a great recipe! I followed it exactly and the soup turned out perfectly. I will definitely be making this again.
Robert Shilling
[email protected]I'm not a huge fan of spicy food, but this soup was the perfect level of heat for me. It was flavorful and satisfying without being too overwhelming.
1.0 Gamer
[email protected]This soup was delicious! I made it for my family last night and everyone loved it. The flavors were amazing and the chicken was so tender. I will definitely be making this again.