This simple but nourishing soup is often served as a main course in Mexico but you can start off by serving
this dish as a starting soup dish. The vegetables may vary but it is often almost served with lime, chopped
onions and green chiles. As Mexican cuisine uses a lot of chicken stock, it would be wise to make a large
batch of this chicken stock in advance then freeze it. You can put them in ice cube trays then store the
cubes in plastic bags.
Chicken Stock and Soup or Caldo de Pollo - Easy Mexican Recipe For Mexican Starter Dish Course
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Chicken Stock
- 1 whole chicken (cut into serving bite sizes)
- 10 cups water
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 whole carrot
- 1 tbsp salt
- 6 black peppercorns
- 1 small spring parsley
- 1 small onions (quartered)
Chicken Soup
- 1/4 cup canned chickpeas (or cooked chickpeas)
- 1 chayote or choko (peeled & quartered)
- 2 carrots (sliced thick)
- 1 large potato (peeled & cut into chunks)
- 2 ears cobs corn (cut into 3 pieces)
- 1 cup cabbage (sliced)
- 2 springs coriander
- 1 spring spearmint
- 1 cup cooked long-grain rice
- 3 limes (sliced)
- 1/2 cup onion (chopped)
- 4 chiles serranos (seeds & membranes removed, chopped)
TIP: Use chicken parts such as the back and neck for stock.
How to make Chicken Stock and Soup or Caldo de Pollo:
- How to make Chicken Stock: Rinse chicken and giblets
- Place them in a large pot
- Add water, whole carrot, garlic, salt, peppercorns, parsley and onion
- Bring to a boil, skim surface for scum, cover and cook over medium heat for 1 hour
- Let cool, remove chicken and degrease stock
- How to make Chicken Soup: Add chickpeas after stock has cooked for 30 mins
- Cook 30 mins more then discard parsley, onion and whole carrot
- Add in the chayote, potato, corn, sliced carrots, cabbage, cilantro and spearmint
- Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 mins or till vegetables become tender
- To serve: Put a piece of chicken and some vegetables in each bowl
- Add rice (optional) and pour hot broth over
- Pass lime slices and chopped chiles and onions separately
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