Asian Chicken and Watercress Soup

Name: Asian Chicken and Watercress Soup
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 6 cups chicken broth (recipe follows); 2 red bell peppers, ribs and seeds removed, thinly sliced lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 to 3 teaspoons Asian hot chili sauce; 3 cups (12 ounces) diced poached chicken (recipe follows); 1 bunch watercress (6 ounces), large stems trimmed; 2 scallions, trimmed, thinly sliced lengthwise, and cut crosswise into 2-inch pieces

December 22, 2011

GOOD TO KNOW Using poached chicken keeps this Asian-style soup on the more delicate side; with this method of cooking, you get tender and moist meat as well as a tasty broth, which you can use in a variety of dishes.

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