Velvet Cucumber Chicken Soup By Nancy Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan.
• Add flour to melted butter; cook for 1 minute over medium high heat.
• Set aside.
• Combine milk, 1 pint of broth and the cream in a large pot.
• Heat but don't boil
• Add butter flour mixture and stir and cook until mixture thickens.
• Add remaining 1 quart broth, cooked chicken, salt and pepper.
• Heat but do not boil.
• Add some frozen green beans or grated carrot for color.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot and whisk in flour.
• Mix together the milk, cream, and chicken broth.
• Pour it in the pot in small amounts, letting the mixture warm and whisking continuously to keep the flour from lumping.
• Keep whisking until it is creamy.
• Add in the chicken and carrots (if desired),
• stir again and serve.

Steps:

• Melt butter with the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in the butter mixture until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add cucumber and zucchini slices; cook and stir until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour vegetable broth over the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and let simmer until the vegetables are cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool a few minutes.
• Pour soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid in place with a towel; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth.

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, brown chicken in oil. Remove chicken and set aside. To drippings, add mushrooms and garlic; saute 2 minutes. Stir in flour until mushrooms are coated. Gradually add water and bouillon; cook and stir over medium heat until bubbly., Return chicken to the skillet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Meanwhile, slice one cucumber into thin slices; set aside. Peel remaining cucumber; slice in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Cut into 1-in. chunks. Add to skillet and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. , Stir sour cream into sauce; heat through but do not boil. Garnish with reserved cucumber slices.

Steps:

• Blend together the butter and flour in a medium (3 qt) saucepan. Add warmed cream and stir until smooth. The soup will begin to thicken as it is heated.
• Stir in 2 cups of the hot stock. Over low heat, stir and cook until heated and blended, about 4 minutes.
• Add the remaining 4 cups of stock and the chopped chicken. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Heat to serving temperature- steaming, but not boiling lest the cream break into unattractive particles. Watch the pot closely to keep from coming to a boil.
• Serve in heated tureen and leadle into heated bowls. Garnish with snippets of parsley.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until blended; gradually whisk in beer until smooth. Whisk in stock, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, salt, pepper and cayenne., Bring to a boil, stirring constantly; cook and stir until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat. Gradually stir in cheese until melted. If desired, serve soup in bread bowls and top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese.

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in medium saucepan over high heat.
• Add chicken and water chestnuts.
• Stir until chicken turns white, about 10 seconds.
• Drain the chicken and water chestnuts in a large, fine mesh strainer.
• In a large pot, bring chicken stock to a boil.
• Add corn, salt and sugar.
• Stir and return to a boil.
• Dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup of cold water in small bowl.
• Beat egg whites in small bowl until foamy.
• Add chicken mix to the stock.
• Stir in cornstarch mix and stir about 10 seconds, stirring constantly.
• Drizzle egg whites into soup in such a way the whites turn into strands.
• Add peas and season with more salt, if desired.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Whisk flour into butter until mixture forms a smooth paste, about 1 minute.
• Whisk chicken broth, milk, and light cream into butter mixture; cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil and thickens, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, stir in cooked chicken. Return soup to a boil and cook until chicken is heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour until smooth; gradually add broth and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes until thickened.
• Stir in chicken, peas, parsley, and lemon peel; cook 2-3 minutes longer or until chicken is heated through and peas are crisp-tender. Stir in cream; heat through. (Do not boil).