caldo de pollo or mexican chicken soup

Name: Caldo de pollo or Mexican chicken soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 pound(s) whole chicken; 10 cup(s) water, boiling; 2 tablespoon(s) salt (or to taste); 1 medium onion chopped; 1 medium garlic; 2 large fresh tomatoes (pureed in blender); 1 pinch(es) mexican oregano; 4 medium mexican zuckini (calabasitas); 6 medium carrots; 4 small potatoes; 2 medium chayote( squash); 1/2 cup(s) chopped cylantro; 3 large stems of mint plant; 1 small green cabage; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) chicken bouillon /optional; 3 medium fresh corn, cut in halfs

(4 ratings)

review

Recipe by

yolanda garibay

@yayaprimera

sun city, CA

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

(4 ratings)

yield 4 to 6

prep time 30 Min

cook time 50 Min

Ingredients For caldo de pollo or mexican chicken soup

3 lb

whole chicken
10 c

water, boiling
2 Tbsp

salt (or to taste)
1 md

onion chopped
1 md

garlic
2 lg

fresh tomatoes (pureed in blender)
1 pinch

mexican oregano
4 md

mexican zuckini (calabasitas)
6 md

carrots
4 sm

potatoes
2 md

chayote( squash)
1/2 c

chopped cylantro
3 lg

stems of mint plant
1 sm

green cabage
1 1/2 tsp

chicken bouillon /optional
3 md

fresh corn, cut in halfs

How To Make caldo de pollo or mexican chicken soup

1
cut chicken,rinse and remove kidneys,in a 6 quart size pot bring to boild 10 cups of water, add chicken,salt.

2
peal off carrots, potatoes,cabage,chayotes,cut in four parts, DO NOT PEAL ZUCKINIS!fresh corn cut in halfs.
3
when chicken is half cooked add all vegetables,
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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