Ginger Soup

Description: A client gave me this receipe when I was sick. Works great to help congestion and tastes pretty good too.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 celery ribs, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup celery leaves, chopped
• 2 carrots, sliced small
• 1 potato, chopped
• 4 cups chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• salt, to taste if desired

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a medium size pot over medium heat.
2. Add onion and garlic and sautee until tender.
3. Next add celery, leaves and carrots and sautee for 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
4. Then add chicken broth (or vegetable bouillon if Vegetarian), potato (peeled or not), ginger, salt and pepper.
5. Simmer on low heat for 1 hour.
6. I have a stainless steel garlic press and I find it wonderful to mince ginger. It saves a lot of time and releases the juices better.