Ajiaco Bogotáno - Traditional National Dish from Colombia
Ajiaco, the national dish of Colombia, is now more widespread throughout South America and is a particularly popular dish in the capital city of Bogóta. The main ingredients of chicken soup are potatoes, chicken, corn and the spice guascas. Let yourself be enchanted by the culinary cuisine of Colombia and cook this rich soup as an appetizer or main course.
Equipment
- Cooking pot
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 ½ l water
- 3 corn cobs
- 2 cubes chicken broth
- 3 tbsp. coriander fresh
- 2 cloves garlic
- 500 g potatoes white
- 500 g potatoes red
- ⅓ bunch green onions
- Guasca leaves or spice (alternatively 1 tbsp. oregano)
- Salt
- Pepper
Instructions
- Finely chop the fresh cilantro and garlic cloves.
- Cut the corn on the cob in half or thirds.
- Place the chicken, corn, chicken broth, cilantro, green onions, garlic and a good pinch of salt and pepper in a pot with 1 ½ quarts of water.
- Bring the water to a boil and simmer over medium heat for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside and cook the corn for another 30 minutes.
- Remove the green onions, add the potatoes and guascas to the pot and continue cooking for 30 minutes. (You can also use oregano as an alternative for guascas).
- Cut or pluck the chicken into pieces and add back to the pot.
- Season with salt and pepper and then serve.
Notes
- If you don't have guascas leaves or guascas seasoning, you can use oregano instead.
- Guascas is known in Europe as "French herb" or "small-flowered button herb".
- The side dish is typically rice and sliced avocado.
- For more tips and information, see the article below.