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[tree_and_leaf]

Gah. Sinuses appear to be filled with concrete. Cough vile.

I think tomorrow would be an appropriate day - in terms of health needs! - to eat a fairly oriental chicken noodle soup with chillis. I could go and fritter more money away at the (rather good) Chinese carryout, but does anyone have a decent recipe they could contribute instead? That would probably be cheaper and certainly be more satisfying.

Bother, I was going to make the Ember tart, wasn't I? I wonder if you could put chillis in that.... (No, definitely a bad idea!

*looks hopeful, in a hypochondriac and self-pitying way*

Comments

[parrot-knight.livejournal.com]

Sorry to know you are still unwell... sadly I know no recipes for chicken soup.

[harriet-wimsey.livejournal.com]

Nothing off the top of my head, but I'll go flip through my cookbooks while things are downloading.

Oh, and I got your Christmas Card! Thanks.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

No recipes, but lots of *hugs*.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

I got your card, too - it's lovely - thank you! But I still have no return address for you! pls send via lj-mail.

mmm chinese hot and sour soup is good for what ails you. I'll see if I can dig up a recipe..

[harriet-wimsey.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't have time to type anything out at the moment. But, being American (and a Spanish major), when I think spicy soup and chilis I think Mexican. Rick Bayless has a couple of good-looking soups at his site, and I can definitely vouch for his authenticity and general deliciousness. I was actually looking for tortilla soup, but he doesn't appear to have his recipe for that up online.

Anyway, go to http://www.fronterakitchens.com/cooking/recipes/soups_starters.html for the soups, or just poke around in general if you're interested in Mexican cooking.

[white_hart]

This is the one I use, based on Nigel Slater's.

Put a skinless chicken breast (I recommend Mr Feller's) in 500ml of fairly good-quality chicken stock (fresh stock from the supermarket is fine, a cube not so much). Bring to the boil, cook until the chicken is tender, then remove it, shred and set aside.

Add two finely chopped spring onions, a clove of garlic (also finely chopped), a stalk of lemongrass chopped into 1-inch lengths, a thinly sliced and seeded red chilli or two and a couple of lime leaves to the broth and simmer for ten minutes. Add half a tablespoon of fish sauce, half a teaspoon of sugar, the chicken and as many dried rice noodles as you want. Cook until the noodles are done, then stir in half a tablespoon of lime juice and half a tablespoon of chopped coriander.

This is fantastic for a cold (I really wish I had some right now!) and is also what we always eat on Boxing Day as an antidote to the Christmas indulgence.

[nineveh-uk.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. Hope you got home OK yesterday, and feel better soon.

[sammee42.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hope you feel better soon!

[schreibergasse.livejournal.com]

Feel better!
(yes, I'm recovered. mostly. Hope your recovery is similarly rapid.)

[merrymaia.livejournal.com]

I hope you feel better soon!

BTW, I hope you don't mind that I friended you. I saw your username on white_hart's LJ. I've loved Tolkien since I was a child (http://merrymaia.livejournal.com/713091.html) and as soon as I saw your username I friended you - how could I possibly NOT friend someone with the username tree_and_leaf?

[anna-in-the-sky.livejournal.com]

Get well soon!