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Introduction
Today I have the pleasure of presenting you a perfect recipe for these chilly days: sour chicken soup.
This is a chicken soup with sour cream, which is creamy, tasty and healthy, at the same time. Interesting, right?
Basically, it is a crockpot chicken vegetable soup, to which we will add a unique flavor and texture with the help of sour cream.
Let’s discover together how easy we can cook crockpot creamy chicken soup π
The secret for the best sour chicken soup
The secret for the best sour chicken soup, in my opinion, is adding, in the last stage of cooking, a mixture of sour cream and egg yolks.
I have shown you this culinary trick in the case of other soups recipes, such as Turkey vegetable soup or Meatballs soup. Basically, this habit is part of the kitchen hacks for beginners who want to obtain a creamy and tasty soup.
So, all you have to do is use 2 eggs, from which you have separated the yolks. Place the yolks into a bowl, mix them well with a fork or a whisk. Then add 2-3 generous tablespoons of sour cream. I recommend you choose a sour cream with at least 25% fat, because this way you will obtain a crockpot creamy chicken soup.
Different ways to thicken sour chicken soup
Whether we are talking about sour chicken soup, or any other soup recipe, there are some culinary tricks that you can use to achieve a thicker consistency.
These are:
- adding rice into the soup. I used this trick in this case, but also in the case of Meatballs soup
- adding potatoes into the soup. I did this in the case of this crockpot chicken potato soup, but also in the case of Turkey Vegetable Soup recipe
- adding the egg yolks and sour cream mixture. This gives the chicken soup with sour cream both a creamy texture and a unique flavor
I do not use flour or cornstarch to thicken soups. Usually, I use flour or cornstarch mixed with water to thicken stews, like this Turkey Stew with Vegetables or the Creamy Chicken with Mushroom Stew.
Sour chicken soup recipe
Sour chicken soup
Equipment
- 1 CrockpotExpress Multicooker / Pot
- 1 Vegetable grater / knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Fork / whisk
- 1 Spatula
Ingredients
- 3 boneless chicken thighs
- 2 L water
- 2 carrots
- 1 celery root
- 1 parsnip
- 3 potatoes
- 4-5 garlic cloves
- 50 g rice
- Borscht juice/ lemon juice
- 3 tbsp fat sour cream
- 2 egg yolks
- Salt
- Black pepper
Instructions
- First, it is important to soak the rice into water. This way, you can rinse the rice and also it helps the rice to cook faster
- Place the chicken into the Crockpot Express Multicooker
- Then, pour the water over the chicken and add salt and black pepper
- Close the lid and seal the pressure valve
- Cook the chicken using the POULTRY program on HIGH pressure for 15 MIN
- Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables for the soup
- Peel the vegetables and cut them into the shape that you prefer. I like to crush the garlic using a garlic press
- Once the POULTRY program has ended, release the pressure from the cooking pot, using a kitchen glove and take out the chicken from the pot
- Place the chicken on a plate and cut it into pieces. Remove any tough parts
- Transfer the chicken cut into pieces into the pot with the chicken broth achieved earlier, add the vegetables and the rice
- Add borscht juice / lemon juice. IMPORTANT: if you use borscht juice, you will need approx. 400 ml. If you use lemon juice, you need to squeeze one lemon!
- Cook the sour chicken soup using the SOUP program, HIGH pressure, for 20 MIN
- After that, carefully release the pressure from the pot using a kitchen glove
- Into a different bowl, place 2 egg yolks with the sour cream
- Mix well using a fork or a whisk
- Take some hot soup from the pot, using a ladle and pour it over the egg yolks and sour cream mixture
- Pour this composition over the hot soup in the pot and mix gently for a few seconds
- Close the lid and leave the flavors to combine for 30 minutes before serving
- Serve the soup warm with extra sour cream
Nutrition
The best meat for sour chicken soup
As the name of the recipe suggests, we will use poultry for this chicken soup with sour cream. But which part of the chicken is best for this sour chicken soup?
I recommend using chicken thighs. Whether you choose to use the lower leg or the upper leg, I highly recommend using this part of the chicken, because it is a soft meat.
You can also use chicken breast, obviously, but this part of the chicken is a little bland than chicken thighs.
You can choose chicken thighs with bones, which you cook like this, and at the end simply clean the meat from the bone and reintroduce it into the soup.
Or, you can choose, like me, boneless chicken thighs, which you carefully cut, eliminating the tougher parts.
Whether you choose chicken thighs or chicken breasts, or even turkey, I assure you that the result will be a delicious crockpot creamy chicken soup.
Serving and storing sour chicken soup
I like to enjoy a warm serving of sour chicken soup right after I cook it. Being a big dairy fan, I like to add another teaspoon of sour cream when serving this crockpot creamy chicken soup.
Because it is a sour soup, which has this mixture of sour cream and eggs in its composition, which gives it a special texture and flavor, it cannot be stored in the refrigerator for a long time.
So, I recommend that you keep chicken soup with sour cream in the refrigerator, in a pot with a lid, for a maximum of 4 days.
I also recommend that you heat up at each meal only the amount of sour chicken soup that you will enjoy at that time. If you reheat the entire amount of soup several times, it will spoil.
FAQβs
Can you add sour cream to chicken soup?
Yes, you can add sour cream to chicken soup. This way you will get a sour chicken soup. Besides sour cream, you can use vegetables, rice, chicken and lemon juice to cook sour chicken soup.
How to make sour chicken soup?
Sour chicken soup is very easy to make. Cook together chicken, chopped vegetables, rice, water and spices. For a sour flavor, add borscht juice or lemon juice and sour cream mixed with egg yolks. This mix will also give the soup a creamy texture.
What is hot and sour chicken soup?
Hot and sour chicken soup is a Chinese soup that is sour and spicy, as its name suggests. It is considered extremely healthy and beneficial for treating certain conditions.
What makes chicken soup sour?
There are two possibilities:
– if you intend to cook sour chicken soup, you can add borscht juice or lemon juice to sour the soup, which you complement with a mixture of sour cream and egg yolks
– chicken soup can sour through spoilage, and this is not edible
How to make Romanian chicken soup with sour cream?
Romanian chicken soup with sour cream can be cooked as follows: in a large pot with water, add chicken, chopped vegetables, rice, salt and pepper. For a sour flavor you can add borscht juice or lemon juice. Finally, for an authentic flavor and texture, add a mix of sour cream with egg yolks.
How to make creamy chicken soup with sour cream?
Creamy chicken soup with sour cream is very easy to make. Cook together chicken, chopped vegetables, rice, water and spices. For a sour flavor, add borscht juice or lemon juice and sour cream mixed with egg yolks. This mix will also give the soup a creamy texture.
