Ajiaco: Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup

Name: Ajiaco: Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado, preferably smooth, light-green fuerte variety, sliced into wedges; 2 bay leaves; 1 whole bone-in, skin-on chicken breast, split (12 to 16 ounces total); 118 milliliters capers, rinsed, drained, and roughly chopped; 2 liters homemade chicken stock (or low-sodium canned stock); 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 2 ears corn, shucked and broken into 3 pieces each; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 177 milliliters small onion, finely diced (about; 454 grams Red Bliss potatoes (about 2 small), peeled, split into quarters lengthwise, and cut into 1/2-inch slices; 907 grams russet potatoes (about 2 medium) peeled and cut into rough 1-inch chunks; 1 serrano or 1/2 jalapeño chile, seeded and finely minced; 118 milliliters sour cream, thinned with 1 tablespoon milk; 59 milliliters dried guascas (see note)

Ajiaco: Colombian Chicken and Potato Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 33g of protein, 24g of fat, and a total of 681 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. Head to the store and pick up guascas, bay leaves, ears corn, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. It is perfect for Autumn.

Instructions

Combine chicken stock, chicken breast, onion, bay leaves, potatoes, and guascas in a large saucepot or Dutch oven.

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Chicken Breast

Chicken Stock

Bay Leaves

Potato

Onion

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Dutch Oven

Add more water if necessary to cover solids by 1-inch. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce to a simmer and cook until chicken breast is cooked through, about 10 minutes.

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Chicken Breast

Water

Transfer chicken breast to plate and set aside until cooled to room temperature.

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Chicken Breast

Continue to simmer potatoes until russets and papas Criollas are completely tender and falling apart, about 45 minutes longer, adding more water as necessary. Discard onion and bay leaves. Using whisk, mash potato pieces against side of pot and stir vigorously to thicken soup. The soup should be thick, with large chunks of potatoes still remaining.

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Bay Leaves

Potato

Onion

Water

Soup

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Whisk

Pot

Add corn cobs and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until corn is cooked and soup is thickened to the consistency of thick heavy cream, about 15 minutes longer.

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Heavy Cream

Corn

Soup

Remove from heat.

Combine onion, cilantro, and chile pepper in small serving bowl and add water until just covered. Season generously with salt and stir to combine. Set aside. Discard chicken skin and bones. Shred meat into bite-size pieces and set aside in serving bowl.

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Chili Pepper