Sopa de Pollo (pollo Soup)

Ingredientes

• para the Broth:
• 1 whole pollo (cut into pieces) o 4 bone-in pollo thighs 🍗
• 10 cups water 💧
• 1 grande cebolla, quartered 🧅
• 3 ajo cloves, smashed 🧄
• 2 carrots, picado 🥕
• 2 celery stalks, picado 🌿
• 1 bay leaf 🍃
• 1 tbsp sal 🧂
• 0.5 tsp whole black peppercorns ⚫
• 0.5 tsp cumin 🌿
• 0.5 tsp oregano 🌱
• 0.25 tsp turmeric (Don Luis’s special touch para color y depth) ✨
• para the Soup:
• 2 tbsp aceite de oliva 🫒
• 2 additional carrots, sliced into rounds 🥕
• 2 celery stalks, picado 🌿
• 1 grande papa, cubed 🥔
• 0.5 cup calabaza (butternut squash o pumpkin), picado en cubos (opcional) 🎃
• 1 corn on the cob, cut into 2-inch pieces 🌽
• 0.5 cup rice o pequeño pasta (like fideos o orzo) 🍚
• 1 tbsp tomate paste 🍅
• 0.5 tsp ground cumin 🌿
• 0.5 tsp paprika ahumada 🌶️🔥
• 0.25 tsp pimienta negra 🧂
• 0.5 cup picado cilantro (plus extra para termina) 🌿
• Juice de 1 lima 🍋
• para Serving:
• lima wedges 🍋
• Avocado slices 🥑
• Warm corn tortillas 🌮

Instrucciones

1. 11️⃣ Prepare the pollo Broth 🍗🔥
2. 2In a grande pot, add the pollo 🍗, water 💧, cebolla 🧅, ajo 🧄, carrots 🥕, celery 🌿, bay leaf 🍃, sal 🧂, peppercorns ⚫, cumin 🌿, oregano 🌱, y turmeric ✨.
3. 3Bring to a boil over mediano-high calienta, then reduce to low y simmer para 45-60 minutes, skimming any impurities that rise to the surface.
4. 4Remove the pollo 🍗 y set it aside to cool. Strain the broth, discarding the solids, y return the clear broth to the pot.
5. 52️⃣ Build the Soup 🍲
6. 6In the same pot, calienta aceite de oliva 🫒 over fuego medio. saltea the sliced carrots 🥕 y celery 🌿 para about 3 minutes until slightly softened.
7. 7Stir in the tomate paste 🍅, cumin 🌿, paprika ahumada 🌶️, y pimienta negra 🧂. cocina para 1-2 minutes to enhance the flavors.
8. 8Add the reserved broth, papas 🥔, calabaza 🎃, y corn pieces 🌽. Bring to a gentle boil.
9. 9Stir in the rice 🍚 (o pasta) y simmer para 15-20 minutes, o until the vegetales y rice are tender.
10. 103️⃣ Shred & Finish 🔥
11. 11While the soup is simmering, shred the cooled pollo 🍗 y add it back into the pot.
12. 12Stir in the picado cilantro 🌿 y lima juice 🍋.
13. 13Taste y adjust seasoning if needed.
14. 144️⃣ sirve & disfruta! 🍽️
15. 15Ladle the Sopa de Pollo into bowls, garnishing con fresco cilantro 🌿, lima wedges 🍋, y avocado slices 🥑.
16. 16sirve con warm corn tortillas 🌮 para a true Don Luis experience!