Smokey Chicken Soup....So It Begins...

I'm gonna try something crazy and it may or may not work....I don't have the time to Babysit my Chicken Soup Cooking and I don't own a Full Size CrockPot, so's I'm gonna try to do it in stages over Three Nights...
Night One....I'm taking one of these that i Smoked this Weekend....


I've chopped it into quite a few pieces and put that into a 12 Quart Pot..


Along with the obligatory rough chopped red onion and celery...


Along With Some Chopped and Crushed Rare Magical Mexican Kaskaskian Peppers (Thanx Brother Ashmont) and Smoked Red Jalapenos...


Various Herbs and Spices...I played SpiceRack Roulette.....:biggrin:


Filled the pot with enough water until the contents were over an inch submerged and added a half cup of Worcestershire Sauce and set the Stovetop heat to Medium High.....


And am currently letting that simmer until Bedtime, at which time I will take it off the heat and let it cool a while and then place the covered pot into the fridge onto a cork hotpot holder until tomorrow when I can start the process over again after work...The House Smells Wonderful, By the way.....

My thinking is that the concurrent heating and cooling will ultimately have a flavor intensifying effect upon the end result. We will see...Stay tuned for part two of N8man's Smokey Chicken Soup Triumph or Debacle.....

Rick's Tropical Delight said:

"Smoked Red Jalapenos"

how did you prevent them from becoming chipotles? :biggrin:

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You say potato and I say patater....:-D
Whatever we call 'em, we call 'em Good Eating!!!

Round Two....

Came straight home from work and got the pot simmering again for night two of the Search for Homemade Smokey Chicken Soup Nirvana.
Could this become mind fodder for N8man's latest Abstract Painting???:biggrin:


Purdy as a Picture, I tell ya......Slowly Evaporating and Concentrating of Flavors....MMMMMMM!!!!!


Tonite I added the next ingredient to the mix.....
Chopped Elephant Garlic.......


The Kitchen smells Delightful.....

The Quest Continues........:biggrin:

It Is Time....

To Strain the Soup...
I like to use cheese cloth draped over my colander....


Time to separate the bad....


From the good...


I mixed the meat back into the broth and added peas and carrots...
Simmered that for a little while then throwed in 1lb of Egg Noodles...

Not Looking Too Bad At All....

SomeBody Tell RTD I got a Shot of Liquid Goodness.............^
Dropping from the Spoon....:biggrin:

I sampled a bit and am now contemplating addition of Heavy Cream to the Soup, but I'm gonna let it rest tonite in the Fridge and make that decision Tomorrow........