Category: Main Course
Cream of chicken & saffron soup - TastyPlanner.com
Chef: Lou_r
Incredibly quick and easy to make, yet luxurious and sophisticated, this soup makes a perfect speedy appetiser for an elegant dinner.
Recipe Source: 500 Soups, by Susannah Blake
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed
300 g chicken breasts, cut into small bite-sized pieces
800 ml chicken stock
200 ml white wine
1 pinch saffron strands
200 ml double cream
2 tbsp snipped fresh chives
Instructions
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the chicken, stock and wine, and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, cover the saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the saffron strands and cook for 1 minute.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then ladle the soup into bowls. Serve sprinkled with chives.
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