Recipes

One of my favorite activities is cooking, especially Colombian food. I am going to share one of my favorite recipes.

Ajiaco

This a potato soup. It is the most important dish in the Colombian capital. Please try to make it.

For: 4 people

Ingredients:

• 8 russet potatoes
• 2 corn cobs
• 10 criolla potatoes
• 2 chicken breasts
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 coriander stem
• 1/2 cup milk or cream
• 2 avocados
• 1 onion wedge
• 1 bay leaf
• salt to taste

Instructions:

• Wash all the vegetables and the chicken.
• Potatoes should be cut into small slices, cut the ears of corn into 3 parts each.
• Prepare the salt, the garlic, the onion wedge, the bay leaf.
• Then in a large pot, put 5 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
• Put the chicken, corn, garlic, bay leaves, onion wedge, and salt in the pot.
• Cook for 20 minutes add the russet and criolla potatoes.
• Remove the breasts. Leave the preparation for another 20 minutes and test that the potatoes are ready.
• Let the breasts cool, then shred and put them back in the pot.
• Taste for flavour and seasoning and adjust.
• Serve the soup, add milk or cream, and serve with avocado and white rice.