ABC Chicken Soup

Name: ABC Chicken Soup
Yield: 2-3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 300 g boneless chicken thigh - Diced Big; 1 generous pinch each of salt & pepper; 2 TSP SESAME oil or Cooking Oil; 2 TSP corn starch; 1 SMALL stalk Celery - chopped (see pic); 1 BIG tomato - chopped (see pic); 1 BIG potato - diced (see pic); 1 small brown onion - wedged; 1 TSP Chicken bouillon or seasoning; 1 generous pinch white pepper powder; 1 pinch salt to taste; 4 or more pieces of culantro known as mexican cilantro. It's similar to coriander in taste and smell but sharper. See pic; 1 TSP Corn flour mix well in 3-4 TBSP of water (corn flour slurry); 1 . Add Carrot to substitute celery; 2 . Add a generous pinch each of garlic and onion powder; 3 . Culantro is the best is our opinion & its smell reminds us of old days. Substitute with cilantro (in u.s) or coriander (other parts of the world); 4 . For some sweet crunch, add CORN COBS (cut into short pieces). This will also give a nice subtle sweetness to the soup; 1 . Onion can be either wedged, sliced or chopped. It's very much a personal preference; 2 . Use any part of chicken and cut them into bite - sized. We love using boneless thigh or drumstick as this part is tender & not as tough as chicken breast; 3 . When making soup, we usually pre-sear our chicken or meat. We also blanch them in hot water or hot boiling water. This is done when we want to have clear soup; 4 . We always use water in most of our plain soup recipes, hence the used of chicken bouillon or chicken seasoning powder. Alternatively, you can also use store-bought broth or stock; 5 . For a meat-free-day or when you are out of meat or chicken, use all-veggies ingredients. Instead of chicken bouillon, use mushroom seasoning powder and vegetable or mushroom stock

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Why ABC? 3 main Vegetables used contain Vitamin A, B & C 💞& it's Super easy to make as well.

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Why ABC? 3 main Vegetables used contain Vitamin A, B & C 💞& it's Super easy to make as well.

Pinkblanket's Kitchen @pinkblanketskitchen

Houston Texas

Why ABC? 3 main Vegetables used contain Vitamin A, B & C 💞& it's Super easy to make as well.

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Ingredients

2-3 servings

✅️ A. COMBINE & MIX - see note #2 #3
300 gboneless chicken thigh - Diced Big
1generous pinch each of salt & pepper
2 TSPSESAME oil or Cooking Oil
2 TSPcorn starch
✅️ B. VEGETABLES - cut to similar size
1SMALL stalk Celery - chopped (see pic)
1BIG tomato - chopped (see pic)
1BIG potato - diced (see pic)
✅️ C. OTHER INGREDIENTS
1small brown onion - wedged
1 TSPChicken bouillon or seasoning
1generous pinch white pepper powder
1 pinchsalt to taste
4or more pieces of culantro known as mexican cilantro. It's similar to coriander in taste and smell but sharper. See pic
1 TSPCorn flour mix well in 3-4 TBSP of water (corn flour slurry)
✅️ INGREDIENT VARIATIONS
1. Add Carrot to substitute celery
2. Add a generous pinch each of garlic and onion powder
3. Culantro is the best is our opinion & its smell reminds us of old days. Substitute with cilantro (in u.s) or coriander (other parts of the world)
4. For some sweet crunch, add CORN COBS (cut into short pieces). This will also give a nice subtle sweetness to the soup
✅️ NOTES
1. Onion can be either wedged, sliced or chopped. It's very much a personal preference
2. Use any part of chicken and cut them into bite - sized. We love using boneless thigh or drumstick as this part is tender & not as tough as chicken breast
3. When making soup, we usually pre-sear our chicken or meat. We also blanch them in hot water or hot boiling water. This is done when we want to have clear soup
4. We always use water in most of our plain soup recipes, hence the used of chicken bouillon or chicken seasoning powder. Alternatively, you can also use store-bought broth or stock
5. For a meat-free-day or when you are out of meat or chicken, use all-veggies ingredients. Instead of chicken bouillon, use mushroom seasoning powder and vegetable or mushroom stock

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Steps

1

Gather and prepare all ingredients.
2

✅️A. COMBINE & MIX - Combine and mix ingredients in A according to the order listed. First, cut or dice the chicken into bite-sized. It's best, all cut, diced or chopped ingredients are prepared in almost the same size. Add generous pinch of salt and pepper and mix well. Next, add sesame oil or any type of cooking. Coat chicken in oil & lastly add in corn flour. Mix well. Keep aside to rest for 10-15 mins. Proceed to prepare the rest of the ingredients.
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✅️B. VEGETABLES - Cut and chop everything to almost similar in size. See pic below for reference.
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✅️C. OTHER INGREDIENTS - Cut small brown onion into chunky wedges. In a separate small bowl or saucer, prepare corn slurry by mixing 1 TSP full of corn starch or corn flour with 3 - 4 TBSP of water. Measure the rest of other ingredients or seasonings. Lastly, cut and separate the base or stems of culantro. Chop the rest of the leaves.
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✅️COOKING THE SOUP - Heat a wok or deep skillet over high heat. If you are not using non-stick, heating the wok or pan is very important so your food won't stick to it. Next, add 3 TBSP of cooking oil. When the oil starts to get hot, add the chicken into the pan and leave them to sear in a single layer. Turn or flip the pieces & keep searing or cooking until all sides turn opaque. This shouldn't take long as you are using high heat. Once done, remove chicken from the pan. Change to medium heat.
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In the same pan/skillet/or wok, add onion, culantro stems, celery, potato and 2 ½ cups of water (or broth/stock, if using). Cover & Cook over medium heat until potato is near tender. Next, add tomato, chicken pieces, corn flour slurry & seasonings (chicken bouillon or chicken seasoning powder, salt & pepper). Give it a quick stir and bring it to another quick boil. Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary. Remove from the heat, add chopped culantro leaves and serve.