Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Once chicken is browned add enough water to cover the chicken by about a inch, add chicken bouillon and a pinch of salt. Stir well and bring to a boil. While chicken is cooking prep the veggies for the soup. Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) step by step.
Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) using 15 ingredients and 21 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew):
- Get 1 medium fryer chicken(whole)
- Take 6 cup water
- Make ready 1 medium chayote squash
- Make ready 4 large carrots
- Take 1 large green plantain
- Prepare 2 large white potatoes
- Take 1 large yuka
- Take 3 small roma tomatoes
- Get 2 medium zucchini squash
- Get 1 large sweet vidalia onion
- Make ready 2 ears of fresh corn
- Make ready 1 bunch fresh cilantro or culantro
- Prepare 1 dash salt to taste
- Get 1 dash pepper to taste
- Get 3 tbsp chicken bouillon ( prefer knorr )
While Mexico is known for many popular dishes, Caldo de Pollo is a Mexican chicken soup that adds an exotic and extravagant touch to the regular chicken soup. It contains large chunks of vegetables and whole chicken pieces, such as legs, breasts, and thighs. That's the main difference between Caldo de Pollo and the plain old chicken soup. My Delicious Caldo de Pollo aka Chicken Soup or Chicken Stew.
Steps to make Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew):
- Prep chicken by cutting into quarters and applying salt/pepper. Set aside.
- Heat a small amount of oil in a large soup/stock pot.
- Quarter the onion and add to the oil to sweat, once onion has become transparent add chicken to pot and brown on all sides.
- Once chicken is browned add enough water to cover the chicken by about a inch, add chicken bouillon and a pinch of salt. Stir well and bring to a boil.
- After 5 minutes of boiling reduce heat to a simmer and cover to cook. 30 minutes or untill EXTREMELY tender.
- While chicken is cooking prep the veggies for the soup.
- Peel yuka and slice in one inch rounds, set aside in large bowl.
- Clean corn and slice cob to 2 inch thick pieces, add to bowl with yuka.
- Peel chayote cut in half and remove pitt with a spoon, cut into medium / large chunks. Add to bowl.
- Clean potatoes well and cut into large chunks. ( quarter for small potatoes) add to bowl.
- Clean zucchini squash and slice into 1 inch rounds, place in bowl.
- Peel carrots and slice into 2 inch rounds. Place in bowl.
- Clean tomatoes, quarter tomatoes and place in bowl.
- Peel GREEN plantain slice into one inch rounds. NOTE: MUST BE GREEN HARD PLANTAINS NOT YELLOW.
- Chop cilantro including stems reserve half for garnish.
- Add all veggies and cilantro except for the zuchinni squash to the pot.
- Add enough water just to cover the veggies. Add more salt/ bouillon to taste. Cover tightly and cook on medium high heat for about 15-20 minutes untill potatoes and carrots are tender.
- Add zuchinni for the last 10 minutes.
- Serve this amazing stew with fresh chopped onion,cilantro, and lime wedges for garnish.
- Go one step further and serve with fresh corn tortillas!
- Enjoy! Hope you love it as much as I do!
That's the main difference between Caldo de Pollo and the plain old chicken soup. My Delicious Caldo de Pollo aka Chicken Soup or Chicken Stew. This is a favorite in my house, I make it often especially because my kiddos love it so much. I also make it when anyone in the house is SICK there is magical powers in this soup… I know it sounds crazy but it works 🙂 I hope you love this recipe as much as my family does. Caldo de Pollo or Chicken Soup is one of those comfort foods that has no borders, and traditional Mexican cooks have a special place for it, too.
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