Best Sancocho De Gallina Colombian Chicken Soup Recipes

SANCOCHO DE GALLINA (CHICKEN OR HEN SANCOCHO)

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Sancocho is a common Colombian dish that you can make with fish, plantain, beef, chicken, pigeon peas or pork. Sancocho de gallina or Sancocho Valluno is originally from the Colombian Region El Valle. Traditionally this soup is made with hens, but you can use chicken too. I have a lot of good memories associated with.

Provided by Erica Dinho

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 ears fresh corn (cut into 3 pieces)
12 cups of water
½ cup aliños
1 big whole chicken
1 teaspoon salt
2 green plantains (peeled and cut crosswise into 2 inch pieces)
2 chicken bouillon cubes
6 medium white potatoes (peeled and cut in half)
1 pound frozen yuca cut into big pieces
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
¼ teaspoon ground pepper

Steps:

In a large pot, place the chicken, corn, aliños, chicken bouillon, salt and green plantain. Add the water and bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to medium and cook for about 30 to 35 minutes.
Add the potatoes, yuca and pepper and continue cooking for 30 more minutes or until the yuca and potatoes are fork tender. Stir in the cilantro.
Taste and adjust the seasoning. Serve in large soup bowls, dividing the chicken and vegetables evenly. Sancocho de Gallina o Pollo

Nutrition Facts : Calories 724 kcal, Carbohydrate 91 g, Protein 31 g, Fat 28 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0.1 g, Cholesterol 104 mg, Sodium 1026 mg, Fiber 7 g, Sugar 21 g, UnsaturatedFat 19 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SANCOCHO DE GALLINA

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Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

12 to 14 cups water
1 hen or large chicken, about 4 pounds, cut into 10 to 12 pieces
2 stalks scallion, whole
1/2 white onion
2 sprigs of cilantro
1/4 cup olive oil
1 bunch scallions, about 8 chopped
1 tomato, finely chopped
1/2 onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 cup finely chopped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
14 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
5 strands saffron
2 green plantains, broken by hand into pieces
2 yucca (cassava) peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
4 red potatoes, cut into 2-inch pieces
2 ears of corn, kernels removed, optional
1/4 cup chopped cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
3 chicken-flavored bouillon cubes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Avocado slices

Steps:

Put the chicken or hen with the whole scallions, onion and cilantro in a large pot with the water. Cover and cook over high heat until boiling then reduce to low and simmer until cooked through and tender, 20 to 25 minutes for chicken or 45 minutes if using a hen. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside. Remove whole scallions and onion and discard. Reserve the stock.
While the chicken cooks, prepare the sofrito. In a heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium to low heat and add all the ingredients for sofrito but the saffron. Saute the sofrito until very tender and paste-like, about 10 minutes. Add chicken pieces to sofrito and mix well continuing to saute for another 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, bring the stock to a simmer. Add the plantains and cook for 10 minutes. Then add the yucca, potatoes, corn, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, and chicken cubes and simmer for another 10 minutes, orr until all the vegetables are tender when pierced. Add sofrito mix with chicken to the broth. Mix well. Simmer for another 5 minutes and remove from heat. Season with salt and pepper.
Before serving, garnish with chopped cilantro. Serve with avocado slices.

SANCOCHO DE GALLINA (COLOMBIAN CHICKEN SOUP)

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This Colombian recipe for Chicken Soup improves on the traditional by adding yucca, plaintains and red potatoes. What an excellent blend of flavors!

Provided by Witch Doctor

Categories Chowders

Time 1h30m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 1/2 quarts chicken stock
1 yucca root, peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
2 plantains, peeled, halved, and sliced into thirds lengthwise
2 red potatoes, peeling optional, cut into chunks
3 whole skinless chicken breasts, quartered with bones left on
2 lemons, juice of
1 teaspoon cumin
6 -8 scallions
1 bunch cilantro
salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter

Steps:

In one cup of the chicken stock, simmer the scallions, cilantro, and cumin for 5 minutes. Set it aside until it is cool, then process in a blender or food processor until you have a smooth, green-colored puree to be added to the final soup.
In the remaining 1 ¼ quarts of chicken stock, simmer the quartered, skinned chicken breasts. Skim off the scum that results and discard. The chicken will take about 1 hour to cook.
As the chicken is simmering, add the cut up, peeled yucca, and the cut up potatoes. Continue to skim off the scum after the yucca and potatoes are added.
30 minutes prior to the end of cooking, add the cut up plaintains.
10 minutes before completion of the cooking phase, add the processed scallions-cilantro-cumin mixture and the juice from the 2 lemons.
Combine the flour and the butter for the roux and microwave for 30 seconds. The result should be a yellowish sludge.
Add the roux to the soup and stir to blend well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.3, Fat 8.7, SaturatedFat 3.7, Cholesterol 85.8, Sodium 459.2, Carbohydrate 43.5, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 14.2, Protein 36.2