
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
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Yield: 8 Servings
Cook Time: 3 Hours
Ingredients
CHICKEN BROTH
-1 whole chicken-1 gallon plus 2 cups water
-4 garlic cloves
-4 thyme sprigs
-2 bay leaves
-1 teaspoon black peppercorns
-4 parsley stems
-Vegetable scraps (optional)
WILD RICE
-2 cups wild rice-2 tablespoons kosher salt
-6 quarts water
SOUP
-2 large onions, diced into 1/2" cubes-4 large carrots, diced into 1/2" cubes
-8 celery stalks, diced into 1/2" cubes
-4 garlic cloves, minced
-1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
-1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
Preparation Method
CHICKEN BROTH
- Place the quartered chicken in a roasting dish and cook on Convection Mode set to 425°F, until browned, approximately 35-45 minutes.
- In a large stock pot, combine the roasted chicken, drippings from the roasting pan, and water.
- Bring to a simmer over medium-low heat. Maintain a gentle simmer and cook for 2 hours and 30 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 hour.
- Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 30 minutes.
- Remove the garlic, herbs, and peppercorns from the broth.
- Let the broth cool completely.
- Pick the chicken meat off of the bones. Set aside and cool.
- Divide the pulled chicken meat between eight small vacuum bags.
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Once fully cooled, divide the broth evenly between the bags (approximately 2 cups in each).
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Seal each bag on vacuum level 2.
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Lay flat and freeze for long-term storage.
WILD RICE
- Boil the water and add the salt.
- Add the rice and simmer for 45-50 minutes, until tender.
- Drain remaining water and set the rice aside to cool.
SOUP
- In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Cook the vegetables for 8 minutes, until they start to soften.
- Add the garlic, thyme, and parsley and cook another 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Add freshly ground black pepper and white wine. Increase heat to medium-high.
- Cook for another 5 minutes or until most of the wine has evaporated.
- Allow to cool, add the cooked wild rice, and divide evenly into 8 vacuum bags.
- Seal each bag on vacuum level 2.
- Lay flat and freeze for long-term storage. The rice and soup base packets can be combined with the chicken broth packets, in single or multiple portions, for an easy heat-and-serve meal.