caldo de pollo or mexican chicken soup

sun city, CA
Updated on May 18, 2011

To our family this is a good confort food for a cold day

prep time 30 Min
cook time 50 Min
method ---
yield 4 to 6

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds whole chicken
  • 10 cups water, boiling
  • 2 tablespoons salt (or to taste)
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 medium garlic
  • 2 large fresh tomatoes (pureed in blender)
  • 1 pinch mexican oregano
  • 4 medium mexican zuckini (calabasitas)
  • 6 medium carrots
  • 4 small potatoes
  • 2 medium chayote( squash)
  • 1/2 cup chopped cylantro
  • 3 large stems of mint plant
  • 1 small green cabage
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons chicken bouillon /optional
  • 3 medium fresh corn, cut in halfs

How To Make caldo de pollo or mexican chicken soup

  • Step 1
    cut chicken,rinse and remove kidneys,in a 6 quart size pot bring to boild 10 cups of water, add chicken,salt.
  • Step 2
    peal off carrots, potatoes,cabage,chayotes,cut in four parts, DO NOT PEAL ZUCKINIS!fresh corn cut in halfs.
  • Step 3
    when chicken is half cooked add all vegetables,
  • Step 4
    in a separate small pan put 1 1/2 teaspons oil,then stir fry the onion and chopped garlic(very fine) and the tomatoes from blender, add a little more salt to taste if nedded, pour over chicken and vegetables, finish cooking,add cylantro and mint, turn off,remove from stove, do not over cook vegetables.

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