warning: not a vegetarian recipe, but I hear it's delicious

After I bugged my friend Derek, he revealed the recipe for this ginger chicken soup. You see, I'm just trying to coerce all of my friends into food bloggery.


And no, like the title suggests, this recipe is not vegetarian, but that can be easily fixed.


You'll need a crock-pot (a slow cooker) in order to make this recipe to Derek's perfection, but that can be fixed, too.


Derek's Ginger Chicken Soup:

• Boiled four chicken breasts in water with fresh ginger and a bouillon cube for my broth base. 
• Sautéed 1/2 onion and 4 stalks of celery, with about 4 cloves of garlic.
• Put in crock pot. Add chopped carrots, broccoli, and more fresh ginger. 
• Turn on high for 3-4 hours. Add salt/pepper to taste.

He suggests removing the ginger from the soup before serving, as it has a strong flavor.

VEGETARIAN FIX: Skip the chicken and bouillon cube; opt for a vegetable broth instead.

CROCK-POT FIX: Once all of the ingredients come to a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer and cover your pot with its lid. Let simmer for 20 minutes, give or take, in order to let the flavors get delicious.

This makes a ton of great soup, so you'll have plenty of leftovers for extra comfort.

Thanks, Derek!