noodles, chicken and parsley
and season to taste.
3 Preheat oven to 100°C and
line a baking tray with baking
paper. Cut each slice of bread
into four triangles and place
half on a sheet of baking paper.
Top with a heaped teaspoon
of cheese, placing it in the
centre of each triangles.
Brush edges with eggwash
and sandwich with remaining
bread, pinching edges to seal.
Heat half the clarified butter
in a frying pan over medium
heat, add half the toasties and
fry, turning once, until golden
(2-3 minutes each side). Place
on prepared tray and keep
warm in oven while you cook
remaining toasties. Serve
with soup.➤12 slices soft white sandwich
bread, crusts trimmed
200 gm Raclette, cheddar or
Swiss cheese, grated
1 egg, lightly beaten for
eggwash
80 gm clarified butter
(see cook’s notes p168)
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
1.5 kg chicken carcasses
or wings
2 boneless chicken thighs
50 gm dried thin egg noodles,
broken into pieces
Coarsely chopped flat-leaf
parsley, to serve
medium-high heat and bring to
a simmer, skimming scum from
the surface, then reduce heat
to low and simmer until broth
is well-flavoured (2-2½ hours).
Strain, discarding bones, and
return broth to pan. Simmer
over medium-high heat until
reduced to 1.25litres (1hour),
adding chicken thighs for the
last 30 minutes of cooking.
Season to taste. Transfer
chicken thighs to a plate and
stand until cool enough to
handle, then coarsely shred.
2 Cook noodles in a saucepan
of salted boiling water until
just tender (5-8 minutes). Drain,
refresh under cold running water
and drain again. When ready
to serve, heat broth, add the1 For chicken noodle soup,
preheat oven to 180°C. Roast
chicken bones in a flameproof
roasting pan until deep golden
(1-1½ hours). Transfer to a large
saucepan. Place roasting pan
on the stovetop over high heat
and deglaze with 250ml water,
scraping base of pan, then add
liquid to saucepan with enough
cold water to cover bones
(2.5-3 litres). Place overTeeny-tiny cheese toasties with
chicken noodle soup
SERVES 6 // PREP TIME 25 MINS // COOK 5 HRS 10 MINS
This chicken broth is really about capturing that roast chicken
flavour. Served with noodles and a side of hot cheese toastie
pockets it’s a completely satisfying carb-on-carb experience.