Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, ajiaco | chicken creamy soup. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Ajiaco
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have ajiaco | chicken creamy soup using 18 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Ajiaco | Chicken Creamy Soup:
- Prepare 3 pounds chicken breast
- Take 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
- Get 3 minced garlic cloves
- Take 1/2 chopped medium onion
- Make ready 10 "papa criollas" (petite)
- Get 3 Yukon gold potates or "papa amarilla", peeled & cut in 4
- Get 2 Russet or white potatoes, peeled & cut in 4
- Prepare 5 fresh corns, cut in 2 pieces
- Get 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- Prepare 1/2 cup guascas
- Prepare 1 bunch scallions, chopped
- Prepare 10 cups chicken broth
- Take 5 cups water
- Make ready 1 teaspoon a dried oregano
- Get 1 cup heavy cream
- Prepare 1/2 cup capers
- Prepare 3 avocados (optional)
- Prepare to taste Salt and black pepper
Hearty and creamy Colombian chicken potato soup (ajiaco) that's perfect for a cold night or comforting Sunday dinner. My wife and I decided to take an impromptu trip to Colombia and created a food and culture itinerary that was Anthony Bourdain's "Parts. Ajiaco is the national dish of Colombia, a flavorful chicken and potato soup with the addition of herbs and corn. Considered a poor man's dish in the past, Ajiaco must include three varieties of potatoes cooked together, abundant and These varieties provide a thick and creamy texture of the final dish.
Instructions to make Ajiaco | Chicken Creamy Soup:
- Place the chicken breast (in strips), chicken broth, water, garlic, onion, cilantro, scallions, oil, and salt and pepper into a large pot. Boil them over medium-high heat for about 35mins, or until the chicken is cooked and tender.
- Add to the pot the three types of potatoes (yellow, white, and creole), and guascas. Cook for 20mins more. Make sure that the “papa amarilla” has melted with the soup.
- Correct with salt and pepper as needed. Add the cilantro and oregano on top. Serve it with capers, heavy cream, and pieces of avocado on the side.
Ajiaco is a typical dish in Colombia. It has a lot of potatoes since Bogota is in the mountains and potatoes are plentiful. They are easier to cut if you rotate the corn, eventually the cob will break. All potatoes originated in the Andes, and Colombia has quite a selection of them, the best being the small, yellow, creamy, buttery papas Criollas. They're eaten deep fried, salt roasted, boiled, or—my wife's favorite method—cooked into ajiaco, a classic chicken and potato soup from the mountains.
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