The season is changing. Let the color of fire chase by a sky that seems too blue to be real. The sky smells like wood skirt and apples. Fields are full of Cornstalks and pumpkins. And, as is often the case when the temperatures start to flow – common insects come.
Despite the fact that I am getting sick almost every year at the moment, the season always seems to surprise me. I am thinking about taking my elderberry syrup or digging out the bottle of Echinacea, but by the time I usually do that, I am already ready. And along the same lines – just as I know that disease is a time when my body needs extra nutrition and support – the idea is to slave over a hot stove for hours, one that is theory much better in theory than when I feel like the warmed up. This is precisely the reason why I like chicken noodle soup.
Everything about it is low in maintenance. You don’t really have to chop something if you don’t feel like it: put everything in the pot and happily let it simmer while you are cozy on the couch with your box with tissues. And by selecting a vegetable or two from each category, you ensure that without even trying that the end product is full of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients who support your immune system and speed up the recovery time of your body. This is really the one -pot stop – a nourishing meal and a medicinal decoction all in one.
I release the guidelines so that you can quickly make the soup from what you are right around the fridge. The sea vegetables and immune supporting herbs can be a bit careful – but they are great things to have at hand, so I am thoroughly encouraged to order something now, so you will be well prepared if those inevitable cold strikes.
Ingredients:
- Healthy fat: Olive oil, coconut oil or ghee – 2 tablespoons
- Family members onions: Garlic, leek, onions, shallots – worth 2 cups
- Roots family members: Celery, fennel, parsnip, carrots, parsley, coriander, etc. – 2 cups worth
- Mushrooms: Shiitake, Oyster Mushrooms, Maitake, etc. – Worth 2 cups
- Sea vegetables: Dulse, Kelp, Arame, Wakame, Nori – ½ Cup Worth (dried)
- Immune leaning herbs: Astragalus, Eleuthero, nettle leaf and Burdock root -each 1 tablespoon (locked in a muslin bag or cheese cloth tied with rope). Remark: Leave the Astragalus and Eleuthero away when the body temperature is high and other signs of active disease are present. They are better suited for recovery and prevention.
- Herbs and herbs: Thyme, rosemary, oregano, ginger, chili, etc. – different twigs/ slices of each.
- Organic free -range chicken – whole bird, about 6-8 pounds.
- Greens: Spinach, cabbage, kale, collards, etc. – 2 cups.
- Miso – ½ cup.
Instructions:
- Heat the olive oil, coconut oil or ghee in a large stock jar.
- Add the onions and fry for a few minutes until they start to color. Add the carrots and mushrooms and keep boiling for about 10 minutes.
- Add the sea vegetables, herbs and herbs and then place the chicken in the pan with enough water to cover well (about 3 liters). Let the pot simmer. The soup usually takes about an hour and a half, depending on the size of your chicken. About ten minutes prior to the end of your cooking time, add the greens.
- Once the chicken is cooked, remove it from the pan and let it cool. Use a fork to shred the meat of the bone and add it back to the soup. Remove the bag from immune spices and throw away.
- Add the miso and stir to solve. Check for herbs, add salt and pepper to taste.
- When you are ready to serve, pour a good selection of vegetables and chicken in a large bowl (or mug with a handle for the best slurping options), and a good portion of broth.
- Enjoy and feel better soon!
Danielle Charles Davies has a BSC in herbal science of Bastyr University and also completed two years of clinical training in the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. She wrote for the guild of the American Herbalists and also served as a food columnist. Her reflections and recipes can be found on her blog, tea cup Chronicles.
Only for educational purposes. This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent a disease.
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