Potato and Chard soup

[aargnzarf]

This is a rough recipe... I made this up on the fly and it came out delicious!

First I got out the big pot and threw in the chicken carcass leftover from dinner last night and mostly covered it with water. I got that to a nice simmer and left it for a while to get everything to break down nicely.

In the meantime, I finely sliced two small bulbs of fennel, half a large onion, and about 3/4 of an apple. I fried the mixture until it was golden brown with a little bit of butter, olive oil, and salt.

In the meantime I chopped up a small bag of potatoes and left them on the cutting board covered in lemon juice so they wouldn't brown.

I pulled the chicken chunks out of the pot, threw the bones away, and re-added the meat.

The broth was seasoned with salt, and the potatoes and fry mixture was added. This was left to cook for a bit.

When the potatoes looked like they were a nice texture I prepared a roux with equal parts butter and flour. I added a decent amount of milk to the roux and stirred until everything was dissolved. The panful went into the large pot.

While everything was mixed and thickening up I cut the stems out of the chard and chopped them up very finely. The chard leaves were rolled together and chopped into thin ribbons. The chard was thrown in the pot.

One final big stir and the soup was ready! Delish. A full meal-no sandwhiches necessary. Garnish with salt or pepper if desired.

[jeff]

Sounds like a nice way to use up left over pieces.