Chicken Soup With Chayote Squash Recipes

CORN AND CHAYOTE SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Combine yucca, cabbage, chayote squash, carrots, and corn in a large pot. Add chicken broth and enough water to cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft, about 1 hour. Season with salt.

CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Dissolve the bouillon in the hot water.
• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion, garlic, and red pepper in the butter until the onion is soft. Add the squash, 2 tablespoons cilantro, salt, and pepper and stir continually for 5 minutes. Stir in the bouillon mixture and 1 tablespoon cilantro; cover. Simmer about 20 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour into bowls and garnish with a sprig of cilantro to serve.

CHICKEN TINOLA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir the onion and garlic in the hot oil until fragrant. Quickly stir the ginger and fish sauce into the onion and garlic mixture before adding the chicken; cook together for 5 minutes. Pour the chicken broth over the mixture and cook another 5 minutes. Add the chayote to the mixture and simmer until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper. Add the bok choy and spinach; cook until the spinach is just wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN AND CHAYOTE SOUP

Steps:

• Cut up chicken into serving size pieces.
• Heat oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Brown chicken, ginger and garlic. Be careful not to burn garlic.
• Add broth, salt, and pepper.
• Cover; simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
• Peel chayote and remove seed. Cut chayote into one inch cubes. Add chayote to pot and cook until chayote is fork tender. (10-15 minutes).
• Serve over hot rice in a bowl. Makes six servings.
• Fish sauce can be substituted for salt or 2 green papayas can be substituted for chayote.

CHICKEN SOUP WITH CHAYOTE SQUASH

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil and butter in a large nonstick wok or saucepan over medium-high heat and add the ginger, cumin seeds, bay leaves, black pepper, and green chile peppers. Cook, stirring, about 1 minute.2. Add the onion, tomatoes, squash, potatoes, chicken, salt, and water, and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan, and simmer until the chicken is opaque and fork-tender, 30 to 40 minutes.3. Remove the bay leaves. Mash some of the potatoes and squash pieces against the inside of the pot to thicken the soup. Add the lemon juice and garam masala and cook another few minutes. Transfer to a serving bowl, mix in the cilantro and scallion greens, and serve.VARIATION: Substitute turnips, rutabagas, carrots, or any other firm squash for the chayote.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.