Description
Hearty Gordon Ramsay chicken soup delivers comfort with rich, layered flavors from carefully selected ingredients. Delicate herbs and tender chicken create a nourishing bowl that warms you from the inside out.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts
- 4 chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 large carrots, chopped
- 4 stalks celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 8 cups (1.9 L) chicken broth
- 2 tbsps (30 mL) olive oil
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp (5 g) dried thyme
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Sauté Foundation: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, gently sweating garlic, onions, carrots, and celery until they become translucent and aromatic, developing a rich flavor base for approximately 5-7 minutes.
- Chicken Integration: Carefully place chicken pieces into the vegetable medley, searing each side to achieve a golden-brown crust, which will enhance the soup’s depth and complexity, cooking for about 10 minutes.
- Liquid Infusion: Pour chicken broth into the pot, introducing bay leaves and thyme to create a fragrant cooking liquid, bringing the mixture to a vigorous boil before reducing to a gentle simmer.
- Flavor Development: Allow the soup to slowly simmer, permitting the chicken to become tender and the flavors to meld thoroughly, approximately 30-40 minutes, ensuring a rich and harmonious taste profile.
- Meat Preparation: Remove chicken pieces, let them cool slightly, then meticulously shred the meat using two forks, creating delicate, bite-sized morsels.
- Broth Refinement: Strain the cooking liquid through a fine-mesh sieve to eliminate herb stems and vegetable remnants, preserving a clean, pure broth.
- Final Assembly: Reunite the strained broth with the shredded chicken, seasoning judiciously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to elevate the soup’s overall flavor balance.
Notes
- Prep Like a Pro: Dice vegetables uniformly to ensure even cooking and balanced flavor distribution throughout the soup.
- Sear for Depth: Golden-brown chicken develops rich, complex taste through caramelization, transforming an ordinary soup into a memorable meal.
- Simmer Smartly: Low and slow cooking allows herbs and ingredients to release maximum flavor, creating a more robust and comforting broth.
- Shredding Secrets: Let chicken cool slightly before shredding to prevent burning fingers and achieve perfect, tender meat strands.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg