August 13, 2005
strength of ten men soup
i improvised this recipe yesterday. it's yummy and super healthy. it will give you the strength of ten men.
this could easily be made vegetarian, but it will only give you the strength of five men that way.
cook 1-3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts with a soy-citrus marinade. (i used a marinade i got at Wegman's in Virginia, and opted to put frozen chicken breasts in my slow cooker for several hours, to make sure they didn't dry out. if you bake instead, be sure to cover the pan very tightly so you get lots of juices.)
sieve the juices into a soup pot, then add 2-3 cups water. dissolve a tablespoon or so of miso into the broth. after this point, never boil the broth, or the miso's beneficial properties will be destroyed.
thinly sliver:
2 button mushrooms
1/2 red bell pepper
a small handful of snow peas
a scallion
the peppers and mushrooms survive nicely in the broth, so add them at any time. the snow peas and scallions should be added just before serving.
chop/shred some of the chicken and add it, too.
yum.
Posted by lisa at August 13, 2005 08:46 PM
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