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Ginger Garlic Chicken Soup

Corona Virus. Not so Novel. This little dish will let you sneeze at it. (just cover your nose / mouth first)
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Soup
Cuisine: Global
Calories: 168
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 ea Chicken Thighs One can go vegetarian by omitting and replace water with veggie stock
  • 1 ea Onion Peeled, Quartered
  • 4-6 cloves Garlic Peeled, smashed
  • 3-5 inch Ginger Peel, slice
  • 1-2 ea Thai Chili peppers Washed, Sliced
  • 1 ea Carrot Large, Peeled, cut into thick coins
  • Salt and Pepper To taste
  • 1 tbsp Neutral Oil Peanut, corn or other
  • ~6 cups Water

Equipment

  • InstaPot

Method
 

  1. Wash and pat dry chicken pieces
  2. Season chicken with salt and pepper
  3. Set InstaPot to saute
  4. Add oil, whence oil spiders, brown chicken ~ 4 minutes per side.
  5. Remove chicken and reserve
  6. Add onions, carrots, and saute until onions are translucent
  7. Add ginger, garlic, chili's and saute until fragrant. ~2-3 minutes
  8. Exit saute mode
  9. Return chicken and cover with 6 cups of water. (One COULD use chicken stock here as well)
  10. Select manual mode on IP, High pressure and 20 minutes
  11. Lid up and walk away, when timer is done give it 10 minutes Natural release, then turn the knob to release pressure
  12. Unlid, remove chicken to a plate.
  13. Onc can strain the broth, but I just eat around the ginger slices

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 2gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 84mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 167IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 1mg

Notes

I've been in stores this week where either shelves are empty of cleaning supplies, or purchases are limited.  I see carts filled with supplies like a Nor-Easter, had a bastard child with a Polar Vortex and was going to deliver a blizzard from the last ice age..
PANIC, SIMPLE OUT RIGHT PANIC.
My thoughts are take some SIMPLE precautions, eat well, eat healthy, eat things that will support your immune system.
I'll shred the chicken into the broth, maybe pass with a side of cilantro for that herby taste.
For  a more filling meal, use this to cook ramen, add a tipple of soy sauce, a drop or two of toasted sesame oil, maybe some sambol..

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