Best Carrots And Ham In Gingered Chicken Broth Pasta Sauce Recipes

HAM AND BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a Dutch oven (you can also use a thick-bottomed soup pot, but may need to stir more often to prevent burning) over medium heat for about 3 minutes or so, until it's nice and hot. Add the oil and the onions. Cook until the onions begin to turn translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in the chopped celery and carrots, and cook for an additional 5-6 minutes. Add the beans, followed by the water. Increase the heat to high.
• Add the bay leaves, dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, black pepper, paprika, and chicken bouillon paste. (If you don't have chicken bouillon paste, simply use chicken stock in place of the water.) Bring to a boil.
• Stir in the ham. I like to cut it into big shards/shreds for extra texture. (Sarah likes hers cubed and orderly though. I won't judge either way!) If you're using a ham hock instead of ham, you can add it in now.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low so the soup is at a somewhat energetic simmer--it should always be at a low bubble. Cook for 4-5 hours, stirring periodically. If the soup isn't cooking down, you may want to increase the heat to medium. Every stove is different, so don't just set it and forget it. Periodically check liquid levels.
• In the last hour of cooking, add the fresh parsley, and cook for another hour. It's done when the beans and carrots are tender, and the soup is thickened. If you used a ham hock, fish out any bones, and chop up any large pieces of meat and skin (keeping the skin is optional) that don't break down during the cooking process before serving.
• This soup is quite forgiving. If it ends up too salty for your tastes, just add water, and lightly mash some of the beans to release their starchiness and re-thicken the soup. If you are reheating the soup and there is not enough liquid, just add 1-2 cups of water to bring it back to your desired consistency.

ONE-POT HAM AND VEGGIE PASTA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add ham and onion; saute for about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in Italian seasoning, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper; cook for 2 minutes.
• Whisk together chicken broth, half-and-half, and flour in a bowl until smooth; pour into the pot. Stir in farfalle pasta, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add peas and carrots. Cook until pasta is cooked through, about 8 more minutes. Stir in Parmesan cheese and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

GINGERED CARROTS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook carrots in a small amount of water until almost tender; drain. Add the butter, sugar and ginger; cook over low heat until carrots are heated through and evenly coated with butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley.

BRAISED AND GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Combine the carrots, chicken broth, and 1 tablespoon of butter. Simmer, covered, over medium heat until the carrots are tender and the liquid is cooked down. Add the remaining butter and brown sugar. Rotate the pan around to coat the carrots with the syrup.

CARROT GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• With an electric juicer, juice the carrot and ginger. In a saucepan, combine juices and soy sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer 7 to 10 minutes. Whisk canola oil into sauce in a slow stream. Add rice wine.

CHICKEN WITH GARLIC-CHILI-GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut each chicken breast in half crosswise and season with salt and pepper.
• Slice about an inch of ginger root into thin rounds and place in a large pot. Coarsely chop remaining ginger and place in a blender. Thinly slice 2 garlic cloves and add to pot. Coarsely slice remaining garlic and add to blender. Thinly slice 2 jalapeño peppers and add them to pot. Halve remaining peppers, discard seeds and coarsely chop flesh; place in blender.
• Add chicken broth to pot and bring to a simmer. Let cook for 10 minutes. Add chicken pieces to broth and let liquid come back to a simmer. Immediately turn off heat, cover pot and let sit for 10 minutes. Cut into a piece of chicken to test for doneness. If it is not done, bring broth back to a bare simmer, then turn off heat, cover and let sit for an additional minute or two.
• In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce and brown sugar until sugar mostly dissolves. Set aside. To the mixture in blender add fish sauce and lime juice along with 1/4 cup broth from pot. Puree, if necessary adding a little more broth to help mixture move in blender. Taste and add a pinch of salt and more lime if needed.
• When chicken is done, transfer to a cutting board and slice. Remove garlic and pepper from broth and discard, if you like. To serve, heap rice in 4 shallow bowls and top with chicken slices. Spoon several tablespoons broth over chicken and rice, then drizzle with sweet soy sauce and sesame oil. Sprinkle on the herbs, scallions and cucumber. Serve garlic-chili-ginger sauce on the side; have additional sesame oil and sweet soy sauce on table for more drizzling.

CHICKEN WITH GINGER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or wok, stir-fry chicken in 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes or until juices run clear. Remove chicken and set aside. In remaining oil, stir-fry broccoli, carrots, mushrooms, pea pod and onions for 8-10 minutes or until tender. Return chicken to skillet. Combine mayonnaise, broth, garlic, soy sauce and ginger; add to skillet. Reduce heat and cook until heated through. Serve over rice and sprinkle with almonds if desired.

BREAST OF CHICKEN WITH CARROTS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Sprinkle the chicken pieces on both sides with salt and pepper.
• Trim and peel the carrots and put in a saucepan. Add cold water to cover, and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and let cook 1 minute. Drain.
• Peel the onions and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a skillet large enough to hold the chicken pieces in one layer. Add the chicken breasts and sprinkle with the onions. Cook the chicken briefly, about 1 minute, until lightly browned on one side; do not brown well. Turn the breasts and cook about 2 minutes without browning. Sprinkle with shallots and scatter the carrots over all. Sprinkle with ginger and add white wine and broth.
• Cover closely and bring to a boil. Cook 10 minutes and remove cover. Transfer chicken pieces to a warm platter. Cover with foil to keep warm.
• Cook down the pan juices until reduced to about three tablespoons.
• Add the cream. Bring to a boil and cook over high heat about 2 minutes.
• Serve the chicken with the sauce spooned over. Sprinkle, if desired, with fresh coriander.

CARROTS AND HAM IN GINGERED CHICKEN BROTH PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet or saucepan on medium heat, heat the oil with the garlic and onion.
• When the onion and garlic sizzle, add the ham and sauté about 1 minute.
• Add the broth, raise the heat, and bring to a simmer.
• Stir in carrots and ginger.
• When broth returns to a boil, stir in parsley.
• Pour over (or toss with) cooked pasta, preferably spaghetti, linguine, or fettuccine.