Heart Warming Winter Soup
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 small boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 1 small leek
- 1/2 cup carrot, peeled and thickly sliced
- 4 ounces spinach leaves
- 3/4 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 4 red potatoes, diced
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh black pepper
- Place chicken broth in a large saucepan
- Bring to a boil
- trim root and leaves from leek, leaving only white stalk
- Chop stalks into thin slices
- Add carrots, potatoes and leeks to chicken broth
- Reduce heat to medium
- Cook for 7 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are tender
- Roll spinach leaves together into a cigar shape
- Slice thinly
- Add spinach and peas and shredded cooked chicken to broth
- Cook for 2 minutes
- Remove from heat
- In a small bowl, combine cream, egg yolks, curry, basil, salt and pepper
- Stir cream mixture into soup
- Return saucepan to heat
- Cook gently over low heat to heat through
- Do not boil
- Adjust seasoning to taste
- Serve with warm bread
chicken broth, chicken breasts, leek, carrot, spinach leaves, frozen peas, whipping cream, red potatoes, egg yolks, curry powder, basil, salt, fresh black pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/heart-warming-winter-soup-116358 (may not work)