Caldo de Gallina | Hen Soup

Name: How to cook Caldo de Gallina | Hen Soup - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Us

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Caldo de Gallina | Hen Soup

This is a very traditional dish in the Peruvian cuisine. Caldo de gallina is made with noodles, potatoes and hen preys, basically. It is one of a kind soup due to it's ingredients and cooking technique, making it unique and full of flavors. Peruvians have it at any time under any weather condition. Some people give to this soup hangover cure attributes. For more delicious and healthy recipes, please visit andeanrecipes.com/recipes

Ingredient

Food ration :

5 servings

Cooking time :

155 mins

3 pounds

hen, cut in medium size pieces

scallions, thinly chopped

Yukon gold potatoes or "papa amarilla" (yellow potato)

1 teaspoon

"aji amarillo" (yellow chilli) paste

1medium size

onion, sliced

carrots, chopped

leek, finely chopped

1small

ginger root, sliced

celery leaf, sliced

garlic clove, minced

1 pound

noodles

hard-boiled eggs

to taste

Salt and pepper

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Pour in a pot 7 cups of water and 3 cups of chicken broth. Place the hen pieces, onion, leeks, yellow chilli paste, celery, ginger, garlic, and carrots in the pot. Slowly bring to a simmer over medium heat. Skim off the foam which forms on top, and cook until broth becomes golden, or for about 2hrs.

* Step 2

Remove the hen pieces into a plate, and reserve them. Strain the broth into another pot, and discard the vegetables. Pour noodles, potatoes, salt and pepper to the broth, and bring to a boil over low-medium heat for about 15mins.