Balaboosta Chicken Soup · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp canola oil
• 1 medium yellow onion (finely chopped)
• 1 1/2 leeks (white parts only, finely chopped)
• 1 cup celery (finely chopped)
• 3/4 cup dried chorizo (coarsely chopped)
• 1 1/2 cups carrots (finely chopped)
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 lb chicken pieces with skin and bone (preferably dark meat)
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/4 cup kosher salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 12 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups butternut squash (1/2 inch cubes)
• 2 medium potatoes (1/2 inch cubes)