Canja | Portuguese Chicken Soup

GET THE RECIPE: https://justcookwithmichael.com/recipes/canja/ Just Cook With Michael Website: https://justcookwithmichael.com/ KITCHEN ITEMS: Stainless Steel Stock Pot: https://amzn.to/2TqGoXW Portable Induction Cooktop: https://amzn.to/3cryNBj Piri-Piri Peppers: https://amzn.to/2Eah1FA Piri Piri Hot Sauce: https://amzn.to/3kHyQfX Dried Bay Leaves: https://amzn.to/2GKU6SG RELATED RECIPES: Caldo Verde | Portugal's Famous Green Broth Soup: https://youtu.be/58la2a9iau4 https://justcookwithmichael.com/recipes/caldo-verde/ Sopa de Trigo | Portuguese Wheat Soup: https://youtu.be/ofC6tuaRgXQ http://justcookwithmichael.com/recipes/sopa-de-trigo/ Tomato & Onion Soup | Madeira Island, Portugal: https://youtu.be/F9uixkeWGgE http://justcookwithmichael.com/recipes/tomato-and-onion-soup/ Açorda | Portuguese Garlic and Cilantro Bread Soup: https://youtu.be/Xb_qbaoEblY https://justcookwithmichael.com/recipes/acorda/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/justcookwithmichael FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/justcookwithmichael PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/justcookwithmichael/ PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT: Canon EOS 6D: https://amzn.to/2WL9tQ9 Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens- Fixed: https://amzn.to/3hnxwMP Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-6 is II USM Lens: https://amzn.to/3fSesWv Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens: https://amzn.to/2ZUXktX Andoer Colorful Metal Electronic TTL Auto Focus Focus AF Macro Extension Tube Ring for Canon EOS EF EF-S 60D 7D 5D II 550D Red: https://amzn.to/2ZPvQpc = 4-6 pounds whole chicken 2 onions diced 2 turnips peeled & diced 4 large carrots 6 egg yolks (azores style) 2 tomatoes diced 6 cloves of garlic chopped 5-8 bay leaves 1 cup rice 1.5 TBSP salt 1-1.5 gallons water 1/2 cup chopped parsley juice from 2 lemons piri piri hot sauce to taste 1.In a large pot (2-4 gallons capacity). Heat up a gallon of water. Put the chicken in the pot of boiling water. Add the bay leaf, and 1 TBSP of salt and cook for 2-4 hours. 2. While the chicken is cooking prepare your vegetables: diced your onions; peeled and diced carrots; chop the garlic; peel dice the tomatoes and peel & diced the turnips. 3. I like to cook my chicken until I could pull the meat apart with two forks. Once your chicken is cooked remove it from the boiling pot and put it in a separate large bowl to cool off. 4. Optional: If you want to garnish your soup with hard boiled egg yolks you could drop in however many eggs you want into the pot of boiling water that the chicken was in. Boil the eggs for 10 minutes then place the eggs in a bowl with ice water to cool. 5. Add all of the vegetables, garlic and rice to the same boiling pot of water that the chicken was cooking. Cook the vegetables and rice for 20-30 minutes. 6. Remove the meat from the chicken and shred it up, then put it in the soup. (if you're doing little Madeira Island Christmas Eve canja sandwiches reserve some of the chicken meat for the sandwiches). 7. At this time you can make adjustments if you feel it needs more water you could add another half gallon of water. Also make your final adjustment with salt and pepper. 8. Optional variation : enrich the soup with egg yolks: I like to enrich my soup right before service. So for example if I was going to serve six people I would put enough canja in a separate pot for six people. Bring that pot to a boil. Remove the pot from the heat. Then put six eggs yolks in a small bowl, while whisking the egg yolks slowly ladle in about a cup of the chicken soup. (This process is called tempering. It prevents the eggs from turning into scrambled eggs). Now whisk in the tempered egg yolk mixture into the pot of soup. 9. Optional variation: garnish the soup with one or two hard-boiled egg yolks. (if you have a lot of leftover egg whites they could be used for scrambled eggs, or baked meringue dessert. https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/11/easy-swiss-meringue-recipe.html ________________________________________________________________________ JustCookWithMichael is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. The website and YouTube channel get paid by Amazon if links to products are used.