Chicken And Chayote Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 -3 lb stewing chicken
• 2 tablespoons salad oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh gingerroot, peeled and crushed
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 4 chayotes

Recipe

• 1 cut up chicken into serving size pieces.
• 2 heat oil in a large pot or dutch oven. brown chicken, ginger and garlic. be careful not to burn garlic.
• 3 add broth, salt, and pepper.
• 4 cover; simmer for 2-1/2 hours or until chicken is tender.
• 5 peel chayote and remove seed. cut chayote into one inch cubes. add chayote to pot and cook until chayote is fork tender. (10-15 minutes).
• 6 serve over hot rice in a bowl. makes six servings.
• 7 fish sauce can be substituted for salt or 2 green papayas can be substituted for chayote.