Turmeric Broth with Chicken and Kale
By: Emily Krill
Published: Friday, September 15, 2017 - 5:46am

Ingredients




2 tablespoons olive oil
2 shallots
2 tablespoons fresh ginger
5 Cloves garlic
1 teaspoon coriander
3 teaspoons turmeric
1 teaspoon cumin
6 cups broth (chicken or vegetable)
2 cups water
1 Dried chili pepper (very optional)
1 teaspoon vinegar (any kind but balsamic)
1/2 Bunch of kale
1 1/2 cups cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken is perfect for this)
1 teaspoon salt (but use less salt if you go with rotisserie chicken)

Preparation

1 1 Peel the fresh ginger, garlic and shallots. 2 2 Chop them up roughly. A food processor or professional blender can be used for this step. 3 3 Saute the ginger, garlic and shallot mixture in olive oil for 7 minutes. 4 4 Add the turmeric, cumin and coriander and saute for another minute. 5 5 Add in 6 cups of broth, 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon vinegar. Drop in a nice chili pepper in if you like that sort of thing. 6 6 Simmer for 15 minutes or so. 7 7 Strain out the aromatics and the chili pepper with a sieve. 8 8 Return the broth to a simmer. 9 9 Add in kale and simmer for 15 minutes until it wilts. 10 10 Add the cooked chicken and cook just enough to warm it.

About

Turmeric broth is one of those good and good for you foods.  This soup is a simple turmeric infused broth with chicken and kale.  Like I said, good and good for you.