Hello Lily On The Lam Readers!
I am back in the United States! I was in India for 2 1/2 weeks and I brought home the souvenir that keeps on giving - bronchitis! But as it is "New Product Wednesday," I couldn't let another day go by without writing.
Today is a particular bad ass bandit's birthday - so a Happy Birthday to a cute man who may or may not be receiving a boxing camel pen from Abu Dhabi as his birthday gift!
Since, I came home with bronchitis - when I returned from India, I ran to my nearest Publix for a rotisserie chicken to make my version of homemade chicken soup. I take a rotisserie chicken, strip the meat from the bones like I'm some crazy caveman, then place the remains (carcass!) in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. I add in whatever spices and aromatics I can find - fresh grated ginger, pulverized lemongrass, whole peppercorns, chopped onions, crushed garlic, bay leaves ... throw it on in there. When I'm sick, I like to throw in a lot of dried red chili flakes into the stock. It makes a fiery, spicy stock that really cleans out my sinuses.
Once the pot comes to a boil, I reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 2-3 hours. The longer the better. If you have a lot of time, I put this mixture into a slow cooker and cook on low for 24 hours - adding additional water as necessary.
After cooking, strain the chicken stock through a clean piece of cheesecloth. I like to put the stock in the fridge overnight and then scoop off the chicken fat from the top. I then take the defatted stock and bring to a simmer. I add in diced vegetables and cooked rotisserie chicken with a grind of Trader Joe's Smoked Sea Salt. I only use the sea salt if I have made the chicken stock myself. Canned or boxed chicken stock tends to be too salty as it is.
The final result is a delicious, tasty way to soothe a nasty case of bronchitis. Try New Product Wednesday's Trader Joe's Smoked Sea Salt!
I didn't defat this particular batch of stock - so it appears fattier than I normally would eat. However you'll see a lot of red chili flakes - this batch really cleared out my sinuses. I felt healthier just eating this soup!
And I know what you're going to ask next ... is that bowl, a cat bowl?
I am back in the United States! I was in India for 2 1/2 weeks and I brought home the souvenir that keeps on giving - bronchitis! But as it is "New Product Wednesday," I couldn't let another day go by without writing.
Today is a particular bad ass bandit's birthday - so a Happy Birthday to a cute man who may or may not be receiving a boxing camel pen from Abu Dhabi as his birthday gift!
Since, I came home with bronchitis - when I returned from India, I ran to my nearest Publix for a rotisserie chicken to make my version of homemade chicken soup. I take a rotisserie chicken, strip the meat from the bones like I'm some crazy caveman, then place the remains (carcass!) in a large pot of water and bring to a boil. I add in whatever spices and aromatics I can find - fresh grated ginger, pulverized lemongrass, whole peppercorns, chopped onions, crushed garlic, bay leaves ... throw it on in there. When I'm sick, I like to throw in a lot of dried red chili flakes into the stock. It makes a fiery, spicy stock that really cleans out my sinuses.
Once the pot comes to a boil, I reduce the heat to a simmer and continue to cook for 2-3 hours. The longer the better. If you have a lot of time, I put this mixture into a slow cooker and cook on low for 24 hours - adding additional water as necessary.
After cooking, strain the chicken stock through a clean piece of cheesecloth. I like to put the stock in the fridge overnight and then scoop off the chicken fat from the top. I then take the defatted stock and bring to a simmer. I add in diced vegetables and cooked rotisserie chicken with a grind of Trader Joe's Smoked Sea Salt. I only use the sea salt if I have made the chicken stock myself. Canned or boxed chicken stock tends to be too salty as it is.
The final result is a delicious, tasty way to soothe a nasty case of bronchitis. Try New Product Wednesday's Trader Joe's Smoked Sea Salt!
I didn't defat this particular batch of stock - so it appears fattier than I normally would eat. However you'll see a lot of red chili flakes - this batch really cleared out my sinuses. I felt healthier just eating this soup!
And I know what you're going to ask next ... is that bowl, a cat bowl?
Um maybe ...
And your next question ... is that spoon, a cat spoon?
Ummm ... maybe. The serving utensils came from Oceanic Supermarket in Tampa, Florida. I love Asian grocery stores as much as I love funky serving ware with cats on it!
Thanks to some powerful antibiotics, I am feeling much better - so a Happy Birthday to the Bad Ass Bandit, a Happy New Year to all my readers and a promise that I will be blogging a lot more in the weeks to come!
Happy Holidays!
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