Creamy chicken and turnip soup for young chicks

Creamy chicken and turnip soup for young chicks

Appetizers

Discover this delicious dish featuring tender young chickens simmered in a rich cream sauce, served with turnips.

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This traditional Belgian recipe is perfect for an evening meal or an appetizer. The young chickens are slow-cooked to produce tender and flavorful meat.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$3.38 $0.85 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.00
  • $0.15
  • $0.51
  • $0.63
  • $0.07
  • $0.02
  • $1.00

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The cleaned and cut chicken is placed in a container and added to 2 liters of boiling water.
  2. The chicken, thoroughly cleaned, is added whole to the boiling broth, so that the meat coagulates quickly on the surface, forming a solid layer that prevents the meat juices from escaping into the broth (the meat will not become dry).
  3. A tablespoon of salt or Vegeta is added at the beginning to help the foam rise, and the broth is then simmered over low heat for about an hour.
  4. To check if the chicken is cooked, you can insert a fork into the breast; if it slides in easily, the dish can be removed from the heat. ≈ 3 min
  5. The chicken is allowed to cool in the broth.
  6. Next, all the meat is removed from the bones and cut into small pieces (the remaining broth can be used as a chicken broth).
  7. The cream is mixed with the cabbage. ≈ 3 min
  8. You can add mustard for extra spice, as well as fine salt, lemon juice, and a tablespoon of sugar, or to taste. ≈ 3 min
  9. All the ingredients are mixed together, including the meat. ≈ 3 min
  10. The salad is arranged on a dish with higher edges, leveled, and then seasoned with finely chopped parsley and kept chilled for 1 to 2 hours.
  11. It is served as an appetizer. ≈ 2 min
  12. Creamy chicken and turnip soup for young chicks ≈ 3 min
  13. Creamy chicken and turnip soup for young chicks ≈ 3 min

The bill

Creamy chicken and turnip soup for young chicks

  • parsley$1.00
  • ginger$0.15
  • 1-2 tablespoons of finely grated swede (using a grater with small holes)$0.51
  • 400-500 ml of heavy cream$0.63
  • a teaspoon of mustard$0.07
  • 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt$0.02
  • Chopped parsley$1.00

Total$3.38

that's $0.85 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • A puppy, approximately 1 kg in weight
  • 1/2 kg of vegetables for soup (carrots)
  • parsley
  • ginger
  • (o Allium ascalonicum)
  • 1-2 tablespoons of finely grated swede (using a grater with small holes)
  • 400-500 ml of heavy cream
  • fresh
  • a teaspoon of mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon of fine salt
  • Chopped parsley

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