Thursday, June 21, 2007

Grampapa's Chicken Soup

I told all my friends about my Grampapa and my Grandma, and how Grampapa makes chicken soup and it's really good. Now here's the recipe:

Chicken - Thighs and legs only. Not a whole chicken. (1 package from market - 6 legs and thighs - maybe 3 1/2 plus pounds)

8 cups of water
1/2 of a sweet Texas Onion diced (not a sharp flavor - more mild)
1 Tbsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg

Bring it to a boil and let it simmer for an hour.

Remove all meat and skin (draining the whole pot through a collander is best). Let it cool, then skim all the fat off as it hardens. Heat the broth back up and enjoy.

There you are. This will keep you young a very long time just like my Grandma and my Grandpapa. I figure they have at least another 20 good years left on their warranty.

PS - Grandma called yesterday and said the meat would be good in sandwiches if you want to keep that instead of throwing it away.

Love, Mary-Margaret

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mmmmmmmmmm, that sounds yummy! Maybe my mom will make it for me, but leave out the onions, cause dogs aren't allowed to have onions!

xxoo
Orson

Lucie said...

Hi Mary Margaret: Mom said she'll prepare your grandpa's soup soon. We'll let you know. Thanks for sharing! Lucie