Mulligatawny Soup

Name: Mulligatawny Soup
Ingredients: 1 small roasted chicken (a deli rotisserie chicken works well); 1 onion; canola or olive oil, for cooking; 2 carrots, peeled and chopped; 2 celery stalks, chopped; 1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves, crushed or chopped; 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp curry paste or powder; 1 tsp cumin; 1-2 cups cooked chickpeas (half to a full 19 oz can, rinsed and drained); 1 tsp salt; 1 14 oz (398 mL) can coconut milk (optional); 1 tart apple (such as granny Smith), finely chopped; steamed rice, for serving with; chopped cilantro and/or chopped salted peanuts, for garnish (optional)

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

1 small roasted chicken (a deli rotisserie chicken works well)

1 onion

canola or olive oil, for cooking

2 carrots, peeled and chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1 fresh jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely chopped

3 garlic cloves, crushed or chopped

1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger

1 Tbsp curry paste or powder

1 tsp cumin

1-2 cups cooked chickpeas (half to a full 19 oz can, rinsed and drained)

1 tsp salt

1 14 oz (398 mL) can coconut milk (optional)

1 tart apple (such as granny Smith), finely chopped

steamed rice, for serving with

chopped cilantro and/or chopped salted peanuts, for garnish (optional)

Pull the meat off the roasted chicken, eat the crispy skin and put the carcass and bones into a saucepan. Set the meat aside and just barely cover the carcass with water. Peel the onion and add the outer layers of skin to the pan. Bring to a simmer and cook for about half an hour. Strain into a bowl or pot and set aside. You should have 4-6 cups of stock.

Meanwhile, chop the onion and sauté it in a drizzle of oil in a large soup pot set over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, celery, jalapeño, garlic and ginger and cook for a few minutes, until soft. Add the curry paste, cumin and chickpeas and cook for another minute or two.

Add the chicken stock, salt and chopped chicken and bring to a simmer. Cook for about ten minutes, then add the coconut milk and apple and heat through.

Put a scoop of rice into each bowl and ladle the soup overtop. If you like, sprinkle with cilantro and/or chopped peanuts.

Categorysoup

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