📂 Light Dinners
#Soups
#Comfort Food
#Gluten-Free
#High Protein
Homemade Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles
🍲 The infallible remedy for body and soul. Traditional, light, and gluten-free chicken soup, thanks to the addition of soft rice noodles.
🛒 Ingredients
- 1.5 L Water for broth
- Broth vegetables (leek, celery)
- 7 oz Chicken breast
- 1 Fresh carrot
- 2.1 oz Rice noodles
- Turmeric and Parsley
🍲 Jewish Penicillin: The Soup That Heals and Comforts
Colloquially known in many cultures as the "healing broth," homemade chicken soup is the ultimate comfort food for cold days or when your defenses are low. In this adapted version, we use lean chicken breast and substitute traditional wheat pasta with thin rice noodles, creating a much more digestible, light, and completely gluten-free dish.
🐓 Why it is exceptionally healthy
- Healing Cysteine: Chicken, when boiled in broth, releases cysteine, an amino acid that helps thin respiratory mucus.
- Gentle Mineralization: A good homemade broth naturally provides sodium, potassium, and phosphorus, replenishing electrolytes without irritating the stomach.
- Clean Carbohydrates: Rice noodles (vermicelli) are extremely easy to digest, providing quick, clean energy without intestinal heaviness.
📝 Step-by-Step Preparation
- The Base Broth: In a large pot, bring 1.5 liters of water to a boil. Add the green part of 1 leek (well cleaned of dirt), 1 whole carrot, 1 celery stick, and a small chicken thigh or carcass for flavor. Boil over medium heat for 45 minutes. Strain the broth and discard the vegetables and bone.
- Soup Preparation: Return the clean broth to the pot on the heat. Cut 1 fresh carrot (3.5 oz / 100g) into tiny cubes and add it to the broth.
- Lean Protein: Cut 7 oz (200g) of chicken breast into very small pieces, almost the size of the carrot. Add it to the boiling pot. The breast will cook in just 5 minutes and will be super tender.
- The Aroma: Add a pinch of sea salt, freshly ground white pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder (which will give it a beautiful golden color and anti-inflammatory properties).
- The Noodles (Critical Step): Remove the pot from the heat. Add 2.1 oz (60g) of thin rice noodles (vermicelli). They don't need to boil; with the residual heat of the covered broth for 3 minutes, they will hydrate perfectly without falling apart.
- The Fresh Touch: Serve the soup very hot in deep bowls and sprinkle plenty of freshly chopped parsley or cilantro just before bringing it to the table.
