Latin-style Chicken and Potato Soup
If you want to eat this soup in true Latino fashion, eat with warm rolled up corn tortillas. Delicioso! Serves 4.
You might say this sopa goes well with a cold Mexican beer like Cerveza Pacifico (yum) … but why not wine too?
I enjoyed with a chilled 2010 Raymond Hill California Chardonnay.
maiz entero (corn on the cob)
First, do your prepping and chopping:
- 2 corn-on-the-cob, cut into pieces
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 3-4 gold potatoes, cut into bite size pieces
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving (get about 4 limes)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, plus more for serving
- cracked peppercorns
- 1 or 2 ripe avocado, diced for serving
- cilantro, chopped for serving
- 4 ounces shredded cabbage, for serving
prepping (believe me, this soup is worth the prep!)
(it’s worth the prep!)
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or olive oil
- In a large pot add the chicken broth and 1-1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the chicken and corn and simmer until the chicken is cooked through 12-13 minutes.
- Remove the chicken and corn from the pot and set aside.
- Pour out the broth into another pot or a heat-proof bowl and set aside.
- In the now empty pot over medium heat add the oil, onion and garlic and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add the potatoes and stir fry another minute. Add the broth back and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer until potatoes are cooked through about 12 to 15 minutes. If liquid starts to evaporate too much add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water depending how much has evaporated.
- While your potatoes are cooking, shred the chicken.
- Add the shredded chicken and corn back into the soup. Add the lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook 30 seconds more.
Serve soup topped with avocado and serve with the sides of oregano, cilantro, cabbage and lime wedges. Remember to warm up your corn tortillas!
Latin-style Chicken and Potato Soup
Yummy Liuba.. thinking of making this tonight..
Posted by Christina | August 22, 2012, 12:59 pmThanks, Christina!
Posted by unwind cooking | August 23, 2012, 9:40 pmI love the colour!
Posted by sybaritica | May 28, 2012, 6:55 pmThank you! Your blog is the most exotic food blog I’ve seen yet. I recognized the jicama, I’ve heard of cardamom but can’t say I know what it is and first time I see Fenugreek – I’m guessing it’s the green leafy I see in the photo. I have a lot yet to learn – which I fin amazing about cooking always something new to discover or re-invent.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 28, 2012, 10:55 pmThis soup looks great. Not too heavy for the last parts of spring! I love the corn on the cob inside, too.
Posted by Colleen | May 21, 2012, 8:23 pmThank you for your comment, Colleen! Yes, corn inside the soup very Latin-style. You just pick up your corn with your fingers and eat.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 22, 2012, 6:58 pmYour recipe reminds me of a soup that I had at a lovely Peruvian restaurant. Looks delicious.
Posted by Karen | May 20, 2012, 7:28 amThanks Karen. I haven’t been to a Peruvian restaurant in decades. I remember that they make great seafood soups.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 21, 2012, 1:10 amthis looks so comforting and tasty
Posted by myfangalicious | May 19, 2012, 12:11 amThanks, Kathy, for the nice compliment, especially coming from a chef. I have 1 aunt and 1 uncle (from my Chinese side of the family) who own and run 3 Chinese restaurants they started many years ago in Guatemala.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 19, 2012, 1:02 amWOW! That looks so delicious. It makes me want to go make it right now. Thanks for the post.
Posted by camc1105 | May 18, 2012, 3:46 pmThank you for the compliment! Makes me want to make the soup again … next week.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 18, 2012, 9:32 pmThis looks absolutely fantastic. I will definitely be trying this soon!
Posted by deceptivedomestic | May 17, 2012, 12:06 amThank you for your comment. I think you’ll like it!
Posted by unwind cooking | May 17, 2012, 8:20 pmThis looks amazing! Just like my dad would make for me when I was young (like his grandma did before him). I’ve never made it myself but I think you may have inspired me. Thanks!
Posted by Aja Lynn | May 15, 2012, 9:46 amThank you for your comment, Aja! Not many places you can find a soup like this anymore but they’re still best when they’re home-made. That was the first time I made it myself.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 15, 2012, 2:25 pmLooks delicious; love the look of the corn cobs floating in the broth.
Posted by Sara | May 15, 2012, 5:35 amThank you for your comment, Sara! I’ll have to make it again and double the recipe – it was gone in no time.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 15, 2012, 2:06 pmI’ve never seen a soup like this & it looks great. Definitely on my will make soon list. Gosh, wish I had some for lunch right now.
Posted by dianeskitchentable | May 14, 2012, 9:33 amThank you for your comment! It’s a fantastic soup. Try it soon.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 14, 2012, 11:24 amLooks delish!! I am a soup fanatic, can’t wait to try this!
Posted by The Recipe Diaries | May 14, 2012, 8:37 amThank you for your comment! It’s really a delicious soup.
Posted by unwind cooking | May 14, 2012, 11:23 am