Tips On Quick Soups

Tips on quick soups: Soups don't need to be cooked a long time to be good soup, and you can make a quick soup from almost scratch. Let's do a chicken soup, and if you're pressed for time, this is what you should have in your cupboard.

Cans of chicken broth (low sodium)
Cans of tomatos sauce (low sodium)
Canned tomatoes

Preheat a stainless steel pot over medium high heat (medium size)

3 tbsp. of vegetable oil
2 cloves of garlic smashed
1 inch if ginger smashed
1 whole chicken 2-3 1/2 lbs. chopped up into pieces
1 can of tomato sauce
1 can of chopped tomato
6 cans of chicken broth
1 stalk celery sliced thin
1/2 lb. of chopped kale
Salt and pepper to taste

1. Saute the garlic and ginger for about a minute.
2. Add in the chicken pieces and cook until all the pieces are brown and juices come out.
3. Add in the tomato sauce and chopped tomatoes, and cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Add in the chicken broth, bring to a boil, then lower to simmer and covered, cook for about 1 hour.
5. Add in the celery and kale, off the heat, season with salt and pepper to taste.

You can add herbs and spices if you like, this is just a general idea for a simple soup, from almost scratch.