Had some fun with my iMovie today on my iPhone. Totally made the video above and uploaded it to YouTube on my iPhone! Amazing day overall. One of my daughters was under the weather so I made her some of our favorite "cure-all" soup. It's great for people with upset tummies because of the rice (easy to digest) and the ginger (soothing to the digestive system). It's also great because it's chicken soup (age-old soothing food for a cold). It takes about an hour to make and freezes well. I freeze it in my soup bowls, then transfer the frozen soup to gallon freezer bags, label, then pull out the soup as needed. Makes a great lunch to take to work! I got this recipe (given in a conversation, now written recipe) from a friend of mine who is Chinese. She brought this soup to me at work one day when I was sick and it was magical. She told me how to make it and this is my version of the soup. If anyone has the name in Chinese, I'd love for you to share.
Basic recipe for Chicken Ginger soup
(remember you choose what is best to put in for each batch so it's different every time, but always FABULOUS)
Saute in oil (your choice):
1/2 (or more) finely chopped onion
1-3 cloves of garlic (minced or crushed)
Add and bring to simmering:
about a gallon of liquid (I use home made chicken broth whenever I can, but will substitute or add purchased broth as needed)
Add and simmer for 45-is minutes until the rice has flowered (I show this in the video)
3/4 cup rice (I like Jasmine rice)
Add to the rice/broth mixture:
1-4 cups chopped vegetables of your choice (such as carrots, mushrooms, green onions, summer squash, spinach, Chinese cabbage, pea pods, you get the picture - more for a thicker soup, less for a thinner soup)
Add at the end:
1-2 tablespoons freshly grated ginger (or 1-2 drops ginger essential oil, making sure you are using a product that is safe to eat. https://sites.google.com/site/goodforlife1/home
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