HEALING SOUP
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 to 3 onions chopped
- 10 to 12 garlic cloves peeled
- Bone Broth or Chicken stock organic – 6-8 cups (or substitute Vegetable stock)
- 1 cup grated horseradish root
- 2- inch piece gingerroot grated
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Sea salt
- Black pepper freshly ground
- 2 cups combination of chopped celery carrots, parsnips, corn, and peas
- Optional: 4 cups cooked bite-sized pieces of chicken (free-range or organic preferred)
NOTE
- For those not 'acclimatized' to Horseradish perhaps use ½ cup initially.
- My 'extra ingredients' are listed below; added when the mood strikes!
Instructions
- In a soup pot over medium heat, heat the oil and add onions; saute until tender.
- Add 1 to 2 crushed garlic cloves at the beginning, but keep most until the very end to ensure garlic’s medicine is intact.
- Add the chicken stock, horseradish, ginger, cayenne and a dash of salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the vegetables and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the cooked chicken, if using. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- Add the remaining garlic and serve.
Notes
ADDITIONAL ideas ~ sometimes I add ALL of them ! (Why NOT?):
Hot Sauce, 1-2 tsp
Dijon Mustard, 1 tbsp
Hot Pepper Flakes, 1 tbsp
½ lemon, added half way through cooking time and 'fished' out at the end.
1 cup good quality water (to stretch the broth)
Turmeric powder, 1-2 tbsp
Paprika, Hot, Spanish, 1-2 tsp
ANY herb or spice to change up the flavour... Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Parsley..
It's you our choice.
Hot Sauce, 1-2 tsp
Dijon Mustard, 1 tbsp
Hot Pepper Flakes, 1 tbsp
½ lemon, added half way through cooking time and 'fished' out at the end.
1 cup good quality water (to stretch the broth)
Turmeric powder, 1-2 tbsp
Paprika, Hot, Spanish, 1-2 tsp
ANY herb or spice to change up the flavour... Rosemary, Thyme, Oregano, Parsley..
It's you our choice.