Spicy Chicken and Farro Soup

Ingredients

• Canola oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Carrots

  Raw

  2 medium or 122g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  2 tsp or 0.6g

• Kosher Salt

  Real Salt

  ¹⁄₁₆ tsp or 1g

• Whole Chicken

  Organic - Wegmans

  48 oz or 1.36kg

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  7g

• Chicken Stock

  Organic - Kirkland Signature

  5 cup or 1.2kg

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Farro

  Roland

  1 cup or 180g

• Fresh cilantro

  Coriander leaves, raw

  ½ cup or 8g

• Limes

  Raw

  2 fruit or 134g

• Serrano pepper

  Raw

  ½ pepper or 3g

Directions

1. Make the broth: In a pot that is large enough to hold the chicken, heat the canola oil over medium heat. Add the onion, carrots, red pepper flakes, and a generous pinch of salt. Cook, stirring from time to time, until the vegetables become tender, 10 to 12 minutes. Then add the chicken, bay leaves, and chicken stock along with 3 cups water. Bring the liquid to a gentle simmer and skim the surface with a ladle, discarding any oil or foam that rises to the top. Sprinkle with salt, lower the heat, and finish cooking the chicken at a gentle simmer, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
2. Meanwhile, cook the farro: In a medium skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and add the farro. Cook, stirring constantly, to toast the farro, 3 to 5 minutes. Season it generously with salt, cover it with 2 cups water, and cook, stirring from time to time, until all of the water has been absorbed or evaporated and the farro is pleasantly chewy but tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
3. Finish the soup: Use a large spoon and a pair of tongs to remove the chicken from the soup. Transfer it to a baking sheet and allow it to cool for a few minutes. Then pull the breast and thigh meat off the chicken, discarding the skin and bones. Tear the meat into bite-size pieces. Stir the chicken, farro, and cilantro into the broth. Taste for seasoning. Allow the soup to sit on the stove for 10 to 15 minutes. Discard the bay leaves. Finish with a squeeze of lime juice and the serrano chile slices.iBooks.

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