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Vegetable and Chicken Soup for Winter - August 2010


Serves about 6
QuantityIngredient
1medium leek
2medium carrots, washed
2branches of celery, washed
1medium swede, washed
2zucchinis, washed
1 tbpolive oil
12small to medium chicken drumsticks, skinless
2 cupsshredded cabbage
about 2litres cold water
about 3slices ginger, 2 mm each
salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 tbspchopped parsley


    This is the type of soup we make when we have a cold! It’s full of goodness and is light on the digestive system.

Trim damaged leaves and the root of the leek. Cut leek into 1 1/2 cm slices and place in a bowl of cold water to wash out the grit. Remove from water.

Peel carrot and cut into bite-size chunks. Cut celery into bite-size pieces.

Peel swede and cut into 1 1/2 cm cubes. Cut zucchinis into bite-size pieces.

Place oil in a large saucepan (about 5 litre). Add leek, carrot and celery pieces and cook on medium heat for about 4 minutes without browning.

Add chicken drumsticks, shredded cabbage and the swede and zucchini pieces. Cover with cold water. Add ginger slices and season with a little salt and pepper. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 25 minutes.

Add plenty of chopped parsley just before serving.

Recipe taken from ‘Recipes for a Great Life’ by Gabriel Gaté and Rob Moodie (Hardie Grant 2008).

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