INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Season the chicken with salt and pepper.  Melt the butter over medium
heat in a saute pan just large enough to hold the chicken. Add the
chicken, skin side down, and cook for about eight minutes over medium
heat. If the butter in the pan starts to brown, lower the heat
slightly. Turn the chicken and light saute in the same way for five
minutes more.  Remove the chicken from the pan and place it in a bowl.
If the butter  in the saute pan has burned, pour it out and replace it
with two  tablespoons fresh butter. Add the leeks and cook them for 10
minutes  over medium heat. Stir the leeks every couple of minutes. They
should  be soft but not brown.  Put the chicken back in the pan with
the leeks.  Add the apples, apple  juice, vinegar and broth.  Bring the
liquids to a slow simmer and  with a ladle skim off any fat or froth
that floats to the top. Cover  the pot and simmer the chicken very
gently for 10 to 15 minutes,  until it is completely cooked.  Remove
the chicken and let it cool.  Remove and discard the skin and  pull the
meat away from the bones. Cut the meat into half inch chunks.  Use a
ladle to skim off any fat that has formed on the surface of the  liquid
in a saute pan.  Add the Calvados and the heavy cream. Bring  to a
simmer and season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat the chunks  of
chicken in the soup for two minutes and serve immediately in hot
bowls.  Suggestions and variations:  Try adding a cup of sliced
mushrooms  along with the apples.  The mushroom flavor goes well with
the other  ingredients, and the mushrooms make the soup more
substantial. This  soup is also delicious with curry, which can be
added by gently  cooking a tablespoon of curry powder in a tablespoon
of butter and  stirring it into the soup shortly before serving.  From
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 197
Calories From Fat: 119
Total Fat: 13.4g
Cholesterol: 40.9mg
Sodium: 609.4mg
Potassium: 320.6mg
Carbohydrates: 11.9g
Fiber: <1g
Sugar: 8.3g
Protein: 6.5g