{"id":862,"date":"2014-06-24T19:42:32","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=862"},"modified":"2014-06-24T20:53:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T20:53:10","slug":"asian-hot-pot-style-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thetravelingzipperhead.com\/?p=862","title":{"rendered":"Asian Hot Pot Style Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have this friend, (I know, I know, you’re thinking “you ain’t got no friends!” But I have a couple) she is my foodie inspiration. She was cooking, and getting me interested in it back when I struggled making boxed mac ‘n’ cheese correctly. Before her, I didn’t really have the kind of friends who cooked. Most of their ideas for meal planning was “which drive thru is getting my combo business tonight?” So when I met this friend, I was curious. She cooked, and with actual ingredients, not boxed stuff. And she LIKED it! Had everyone lied to me all my life? Could cooking actually be fun? Not just a chore to feed hungry people who want to survive, but actually something to be enjoyed? Surely not!<\/p>\n

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The more I hung out with her, the more I realized that I loved food, not just the eating part, but cooking it and learning about it. I had no idea that a single person could actually cook for themselves and not just for a special occasion.<\/p>\n

Anytime I am stumped with an ingredient, or just feeling uninspired, I’ll run my ideas by her, or ask her what she thinks I should make. Her food knowledge is pretty impressive, and it’s nice to have a different food background giving me ideas. <\/p>\n

So as I was trying to think about what to do with all these leafy greens, she suggested an Asian hot pot. I would have never thought about that, but I looked up some recipes, and started throwing stuff together.<\/p>\n

Here is how I made it:
\n1 Onion – 3\/4 thinly sliced, 1\/4 finely diced
\n2 Tbs Olive Oil
\n2 Cloves Garlic
\n2 Handfuls Swiss Chard – sliced into very thin strips
\n1 Tbs Ginger
\n2 Carrots -diced small
\n6-8 Cups Chicken Broth
\n2 Chicken Breasts -sliced thin
\nLarge Handful of Bok Choy – cut into large pieces
\nSalt<\/p>\n

Saut\u00c3\u00a9 sliced onions in olive oil over med\/high heat. Add salt.
\nGrate garlic cloves into pot.
\nAdd chard and a pinch of salt, and saut\u00c3\u00a9.
\nGrate ginger into pan.
\nAdd carrots cook until they start to caramelize.
\nPour in chicken stock and bring to a boil.
\nReduce heat to medium and add chicken; let it cook completely.
\nAbout 10 minutes prior to serving, add bok choy.<\/p>\n

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This was really good, and also great for lunch the next day. And if you have picky eaters who won’t eat green stuff, it’s ok, bc there is still a lot of nutrition in the broth from the veggies. <\/p>\n

So to my friend who is always willing to give me a push, it her with cooking, or just in general, thanks! And this is probably as nice as as I’m ever going to be to you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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