Do you put chicken soup mix in your chicken soup?

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 03 2006 Posts: 4473

If not, how do u make sure there is a lot of flavour?

Silver Member Joined: Oct 12 2007 Posts: 659

I never put chicken soup mix in my chicken soup. I just let it boil/simmer for a long time-maybe 4-5 hours. I also put in parsnip, turnip, onions, carrots, sweet potato, zuccini, and sometimes celery. I also make my kneidels in the soup. so they prob. add some flavor also. (also I add salt-)..anyway, my soup always comes out soooo tasty.

Gold Member Joined: May 17 2007 Posts: 1401

blueyes, youre making my mouth water Smile

I put soup mix in my soup, but I also put in vegetables and matzoh balls. it works for me, but im sure there are better ways.

Platinum Member Joined: Apr 15 2007 Posts: 5828

NEVER!!

I put similar vegetables to blueyes, except no swt ptto
I put salt, pepper, and tumeric.

sometimes I add pumpkin and then when the soup is done I seperate the water from the vegetables and I blend the vegetables to a blended soup which I freeze and use another time. or use that and freeze the chicken soup.

the blended soup from the chicken soup is much tastier then regular vegetable/pumpkin soup

Posted: Thu, Dec 20 2007, 7:34 pm Post subject:

never in the chicken soup ...

parsley, parsnip, carrots, onions, lots of garlic cloves, salt, black pepper and garlic ... and the chicken of course ... skinned so no fat ...

but I add some to a veggie soup I make ...
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Platinum Member Joined: Oct 27 2005 Posts: 6730

no way and although I hate chicken soup myself I must say (very humbly of course 8) ) that the recipe I found to use is the best one I ever tasted.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 11 2004 Posts: 19241

No way!!!

If you put enough chicken and boil it for long enough, it has the best flavor.

MSG-free is the best flavor ever. Smile

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no. just chicken, veggies, salt, and I find oregano adds a nice flavor. I know people who use dill, but I detest dill, so none for me.

Diamond Member Joined: Apr 03 2006 Posts: 4473

And for those who don't use the mix - do you find that you have to use pieces of chicken rather then bones?

sure. I love boiled chicken, and you can always use it in a stir-fry later.

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I would buy bones if I had to use my entire chicken for Shabbos. I used to use only bones until the bones got annoying in the soup, so I started with pieces of chicken. Also, I give the chicken to the kids and it makes it into a whole meal.

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Posted: Thu, Dec 20 2007, 9:37 pm Post subject:

why bother maling chicken soup if your adding chicken soup to it? so no, I dont add mix to mine. and I almost always use bones (almost cuz sometimes I run out of them and use the real stuff instead). and lots of veggies as others posted. and bay leaves along w/ salt and pepper.

I usually do it in 2 steps. first its just the bones, onions, bay leaves s&p. cook boiles forever. then strained, and veggies added (more onions, carrots, celery, parsnip).

the 2 step process is good for me cuz I make huge (24 qt) pot of 'boiled chicken water', then freeze what I dont need now, make soup out of rest and then have plenty left for the next few weeks (or orders).
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I make mine from the necks and wings no one will really eat anyway. This way I get the bones and a little meat inside. Since DH hates finding bones in the soup I cook the chicken inside of homemade cheese-cloth type bag so the goodness flows out but the bones stay in.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48145

Never in my life.

The longer you let a chicken soup or for that matter any soup cook the more flavourful it will be. I try to make my soup then let it simmer in the crockpot/slow cooker in the morning b/4 I teach, and when I come home in the afternoon I taste to see if it needs longer. In general I will leave it for approx 3 on a flame or crock pot.

Silver Member Joined: Oct 12 2007 Posts: 659

I always put pieces of chicken in the soup. I used to also put in along with the chicken, turkey necks. it tastes so good. I havent done that in a while. maybe ill make it that way next week.