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FOOD COLUMN
CREAMY CHICKEN SOUP
8 slices bacon, chopped
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into
bite-size pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons poultry seasoning
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 1/2 cups chopped red bell peppers
1 cup chopped purple onions
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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6 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
2 large Yukon gold potatoes, chopped
2 cups fresh sweet corn kernels or 2 cups frozen
corn kernels
1 1/2 cups whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 bay leaves
2 green onions, roots removed, white and green
parts chopped, optional
ONE-BOWL WONDER
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From rich, spicy Mexican soups to light Asian broths, soup is as distinct as the people and the countries from which it comes. If
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or broth. What we know
today is that soup, in all its
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nings. But plain or fancy,
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complicated or straight-
very day, somewhere forward, it is an ingenious
in the world, an way to have a complete
anthropologist
is meal in one bowl.
studying old pottery and
Soup, in its many in-
other ancient remnants of ternational versions, is an
our society, giving us new edible ambassador of its
insights into our culinary origin. From rich, spicy
past. Soup, the simple Mexican soups to light
unapologetic dish that is as Asian broths, soup is as
classic as a black dress, has distinct as the people and
always been considered a the countries from which
primitive meal. But recent it comes. If most Ameri-
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originally believed.
mind when they hear the
Scientists at Harvard word “soup,” it would be
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knows for sure what was
The early origins of soup
heated, but there are many consisted of the boiled car-
reasons to believe it was a cass of an animal. As the
broth cooked up by our an- early settlers began to have
cient ancestors.
success
agriculturally,
Fast-forward thousands vegetables were added to
of years, and there is more the pot. The slaves of the
information available about American South, who had
the one-pot meal called little in the way of meat,
“sop,” which referred to harkened back to their Af-
a piece of bread eaten in rican roots and were inven-
broth. By the 17th century, tive in making soups and
the word “soup” was being stews with vegetables of
used to describe a pottage, all kinds. Gumbo, a word
BY ANGELA SHELF
MEDEARIS AND GINA
HARLOW
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Church
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from West African dialects
meaning okra, originated
this way. The soup consist-
ed of a variety of meats,
and thickened with okra or
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ground sassafras leaves.
Although some soups
are cold, most are hot, and
when frost, snow or chilly
air prevail, soup is a won-
derful way to create a one-
bowl meal. The beauty of
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whatever you have on
hand. It’s a great way to
use leftovers or make the
most of half bags of rice or
macaroni, a random carrot
or potato, or a mixture of
greens. It’s also an incom-
parable way to get the most
of meat trimmings or to
just be luxurious and cook
a chicken for no other rea-
son than to make the best
chicken soup ever.
My recipe for Creamy
Chicken Soup is truly
a meal in a bowl, and a
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ful remedy for a cold and
dreary day.
— Angela Shelf Med-
earis is an award-winning
children’s author, culinary
historian and author of
seven cookbooks. Her
new cookbook is “The
Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic
Cookbook.” Her website
is www.divapro.com. To
see how-to videos, recipes
and much, much more,
Like Angela Shelf Med-
earis, The Kitchen Diva!
on Facebook. Read Gina
Harlow’s blog about food
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1. In a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, cook bacon until
crisp. Remove bacon pieces with a spoon; set aside.
Reserve 1 tablespoon of drippings in pan.
2. Add chicken to pan. Sprinkle with poultry sea-
soning and a teaspoon of salt and black pepper. Cook
and stir over medium-high heat until chicken is no
longer pink; remove from pan.
3. Add sweet pepper and onion to pan. Cook and
stir until tender. Add chopped jalapeno and garlic;
cook and stir for 3 minutes.
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and stir for 1 minute. Add broth and potatoes. Bring
to boiling; reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, for 10 min-
utes or just until potatoes are tender when pierced
with a fork, stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in chicken, corn, cream, cayenne pepper
and bay leaves. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 min-
utes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaves.
Top with green onion, if desired. Makes 6 to 8
servings.
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