b'SErvES 6 to 8Braised Chicken chickEn MEatBallS Meatballs with Peppers 1 cups day-old italian-style bread, diced cup milk to prEparE thE chickEn MEatBallS1 pound ground chicken,place the diced bread in a bowl and soak it incup of milk for at leastpreferably dark meat 10 minutes. squeeze the excess milk from the bread and set the bread aside.4 garlic cloves, chopped in a large bowl, add all of the ingredients for the meatballs, including thecup grated parmesan cheese bread that was soaked in milk. Mix the ingredients using your hands, working 1 medium egg to incorporate thoroughly, until they form a large, homogeneous meatball.1 tablespoon chopped parsley Make about 21 meatballs, each approximately 2 inches long and 1 inches wide. place them in a bowl, cover, and put aside.FraGrant chickEn Soup6 tablespoons davinci 100% pureto prEparE thE FraGrant chickEn Soupolive oilin a large saucepan, add the olive oil, diced carrots, chopped onion, garlic cloves, red pepper flakes, thyme, sage, marjoram, oregano, salt, pepper 1 cup carrots, peeled and finelyand diced bell peppers. cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring diced using a brunoise cutwell every 5 minutes. add the chopped parsley, mix well, and cook 5 more ( 8inch x8inch x8inch) minutes. add the chicken stock, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmercup chopped onion for 15 minutes, stirring well every 5 minutes. 6 garlic cloves, thickly sliced bring the stock back to a boil over high heat. add the chicken meatballs oneteaspoon red pepper flakes at a time, stirring well to prevent them from sticking to the bottom of theteaspoon dried thyme pan, and cook for 5 minutes. reduce to a simmer and cook with the lid on,teaspoon dried sageslightly ajar, for 20 minutes, stirring well every 10 minutes./ 8teaspoon dried marjoram Take off the lid and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring well every 10 minutes./ 8teaspoon dried oregano serve the meatballs and the chicken soup in deep bowls, topping each serving,teaspoon salt if desired, with 1 to 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese. teaspoon pepper chEFS tip1 cup red bell pepper,id like to share a few words about the importance of stirring. stirring well finely dicedmight appear to be nothing more than a tedious chore. While repetitive, it 1 cup yellow bell pepper,is important in ensuring the even cooking of all the ingredients. by stirringfinely diced properly, we prevent the food from sticking to the bottom of the pan,2 tablespoons chopped parsley especially when cooking with high heat. For me, it also fulfills a childlike 12 cups chicken stock fascination, a need to be connected, to be more involved with the food that i am preparing. sometimes, i dream that i am a maestro, conducting Grated parmesan cheesea symphony of culinary delights. To add drama to the whole process, often (optional) i bang on the side of the pan while i stir, as if keeping tempo with a melo-dramatic aria. While this does absolutely nothing to improve the flavor, it works well as a means of impressing casual onlookers.98'