Ajiaco Bogotano

Chicken and Potato Soup

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Preparation info
  • 10 to 12

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Secrets of Colombian Cooking

By Patricia McCausland-Gallo

Published 2004

  • About

This soup is a heartwarming concoction that everybody just loves. It is a chicken and potato soup flavored with an herb called guascas*. It is typical of the country’s capital city of Santa Fé de Bogotá and of the department of Cundinamarca. This is what my children have their grandmother prepare for them when we visit.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound beef ribs or bones
  • 6 whole ears of corns
  • 1 table

Method

  1. In a medium stockpot or pressure cooker, place the beef, corn, teaspoon of salt and pepper. Add 4 cups of water. Simmer for 1½ hours, or cook under pressure for 20 minutes. Remove the beef and corn and set aside. Reserve the stock for later use.
  2. In a separate large sto