Caldo de Papa (Chicken Soup with Potatoes)

⏳ Time

1 hour 30 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Caldo de Papa is a delicious potato soup originating from Latin America, the birthplace of the potato. It is loved in Mexico, Ecuador, and Colombia—and it also fits well in Russia, despite the presence of avocado, which is an unusual soup ingredient for us.

Ingredients

Skin-On Chicken Breasts - 2 pieces
Chicken Broth - 3 qt
Ground Cumin - 1 tablespoon
Garlic - 5 cloves
Onion - 5.3 oz
Scallions - 1.1 oz
Cilantro - 1.8 oz
Potato - 2 lbs
Salt - to taste
Ground Black Pepper - to taste
Avocado - 1 piece
Lime - 1 piece

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Prepare the necessary ingredients.

Step 2

Place the broth, chicken breast, and cumin into a pot.

Step 3

Blend the onion and garlic with a quarter cup of water in a blender.

Step 4

Add this mixture to the pot with the chicken. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Step 5

Cut the potatoes.

Step 6

Chop the cilantro.

Step 7

Add half of the chopped cilantro and the potatoes to the pot. Season with salt and pepper, cover, and cook until the potatoes are tender.

Step 8

Remove the chicken from the soup, debone it, cut it into large pieces, and return it to the soup. Add fresh cilantro and serve, garnished with diced avocado and a wedge of lime.