January 16, 2008
I forgot to include this healthy food tip in the previous post. A lot of recipes use chicken broth - I use a ton of it in my kitchen. It never occurred to me to look at the ingredients of a can of Swanson or similar brand broth until recently; I innocently assumed that chicken broth is chicken broth and salt. Not so! It also contains the evil monosodium glutamate. I haven't had a chance to check the organic brands to see if they are better. Whenever I have bones left from a chicken or turkey, I make broth. Throw the frame into a pot with some carrots, onions and celery and a bouquet garni. Simmer for a couple of hours. Then put the strained and cooled broth into plastic containers (I use those chinese soup take-out containers, they are around 16 oz in size) and freeze. It also tastes better than canned broth.
Posted by megabeth at January 16, 2008 02:49 PM
I have found a good base for emergencies. I think it is called "Better Than Bouillion". It is found with the cubes but is a paste and tastes almost as good as homemade with no msg. I ran out and used msg cubes by mistake a few months ago. Big mistake. Msg should be outlawed. I use this paste to strengthen my homemade broth if it is weak also. And the beef flavor makes ground turkey chili just right.
Posted by: A at January 16, 2008 05:00 PM
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