Autumn's Best Mulligatawny ( Chicken )

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   In soup-pot, cook chicken, water, salt and two of the onions, celery and carrots; bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover & simmer for at least a half-hour.

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   More finely chop the remaining onion(s), then in a large frying pan, saute onions in oil until transparent.

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   Add chopped apples, continue sauteeing for 4-5 minutes, then add garlic to the pan.

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   Quickly sprinkle flour and curry powder over the apple-onion mixture, mix and cook for about 1 minute (maybe a bit more).

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   Remove one cup of broth from soup-pot, and pour slowly over the apple-onion mixture, stirring all the while; add another cup of broth if you'd like, and let it simmer for about 5 minutes.

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   Slowly pour roux from frying pan into soup-pot; stir well to blend.

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   Simmer for another half-hour.

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   SERVING SUGGESTION: Put 1/2 to 1 cup of rice in each bowl OR over egg noodles, spoon stew-soup over rice and garnish with parsley.

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   OPTIONAL VARIATIONS: Figure one piece of meat per serving.

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    OR Use 3-4 cups of meat picked from the turkey carcass at Thanksgiving.

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    OR Add giblets to the stock as it cooks for additional flavor.

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    OR Use bite-size chunks of breast meat in place of the whole bird.

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    SUBSTITUTION: Replace the water with chicken soup stock or bouillon.

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    WARNING: Do NOT mix rice or noodles with the soup when you put away the leftovers -- the soup will turn into a soggy mess of curried pudding.

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    Unless you LIKE that sort of thing -- .

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.