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Ajiaco - Colombian Chicken Stew

Course Soup
Cuisine Colombian
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 10 servings
Author Kiku Corner

Ingredients

  • 3 scallions roughly chopped
  • 5 chicken thighs
  • 12 cups water
  • 7 cloves garlic crushed and roughly chopped
  • 10 g guascas dried
  • 1 carrot peeled and cut into coins
  • 2 sweet potatoes peeled and sliced
  • 10 small white potatoes scrubbed and sliced
  • 10 small red potatoes scrubbed and sliced
  • 5 ears corn ends removed and cobs chopped in half
  • salt & pepper to taste
  • To serve:
  • capers
  • 10 % cream
  • 5 avocados halved, pitted, and peeled
  • bunch cilantro stems removed and washed

Instructions

  • In a large, heavy bottomed pot, add water, chicken, scallions, and garlic. Bring to a boil and cook on high for approximately 20 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
  • Using tongs, remove chicken from pot and place on a chopping board to cool.
  • Add potatoes to pot and cook for 10 more minutes.
  • Meanwhile, remove any remaining skin and fat on chicken thighs. Using two forks, remove meat from bones and shred into small bite-sized pieces. Place in two small serving bowls.
  • Add carrots, sweet potatoes, guascas, and corn to pot, continuing to cook at a boil so potatoes start to disintegrate and thicken the soup.
  • Cook approximately 10 more minutes and add salt and pepper to taste.
  • To serve soup into bowls, add one ear of corn and a mixture of the potatoes so diners can experience a mixture of flavours.
  • Serve with a side of avocado, capers, cream, and chicken. Invite guests to garnish their soups as they please.