Rainy day spells chicken soup and rice.

I think I take a lot of pride in coming up with boring titles for my blog. I suppose I am probably shooting myself in the foot, for all those exciting people who would otherwise be reading what I have to say…ahem…

Nor am I unaware that “Rainy day” is not spelled “c-h-i-c-k-e-n-space-s-o-u-p-….” you get the idea. Three negatives in one sentence…just goes to say what rain does to you in southern CA.

So to all you rainy day enthusiasts, here’s the simple, down to earth recipe of the day: Chicken soup with wild rice.

ingredients: some boneless chicken, diced into 1″ cubes at largest, celery, carrots, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, wild rice or any rice really. No broth necessary, that’s for loser who can’t cook.

preparation: soak the chicken in warm salt water for about 30 minutes. In the meantime make sure you dice the celery–diagonally if you want to be fancy. And the carrots. And dice the onions thinly, but make the pieces long. and you can mash or dice the garlic. Mashing obviously brings out the flavor.

Make sure you have rice going at the very beginning.

Heat some olive oil, and toss the onions into it, along with the garlic. Make sure things are on a medium-low burner so as to not burn the onions and the garlic. Toss the chicken in now–without the salt water–You don’t need to rinse the chicken off, it needs the salt.

When the sides start turning white, add the carrots and the celery. Add water. Once the water is boiling, things should be ready in about 15-20 minutes.

Serve over the rice. You may need to add more salt and pepper.

Prep time: 45 minutes (but very easy to make)

**Photos of merriment and soup may be added late–will most likely be contrasted with shitty outdoor weather.

~ by hmkedar on December 7, 2007.