Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This soup is a recipe of my friend's father who passed away a few years ago. It is soooo delicious I was shocked when I found out how easy it is to make!! the El Pato sauce called for in this recipe is easily found in the Mexican isle of your grociery store (unless you live in Queensland, Australia. can't find it here!! I have to have my sister send it to me from the U.
Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook 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):
- Take 1 medium fryer chicken(whole)
- Prepare 6 cup water
- Take 1 medium chayote squash
- Take 4 large carrots
- Make ready 1 large green plantain
- Get 2 large white potatoes
- Take 1 large yuka
- Get 3 small roma tomatoes
- Prepare 2 medium zucchini squash
- Make ready 1 large sweet vidalia onion
- Take 2 ears of fresh corn
- Make ready 1 bunch fresh cilantro or culantro
- Make ready 1 dash salt to taste
- Get 1 dash pepper to taste
- Take 3 tbsp chicken bouillon ( prefer knorr )
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. See great recipes for Caldo de pollo ( carribean style chicken soup/stew) too! See great recipes for Caldo de pollo too!.
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!
Caldo de Pollo, or Mexican Chicken Soup - Mmmmm! Coming home with soaking wet feet after a day of struggling with your umbrella in the wind and enjoying a bowl of this incredibly COMFORTING soup. No penicillin needed to heal the heart and calm the mind. More Mexican Soup Recipes: Caldo de Res Caldo. I recently came back from Del Mar, CA, and a few of the Mexican restaurants served Sonoran-style Caldo De Pollo.
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